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Caffeine Nation
Kenneth Macdonald investigates the tactics used to market caffeinated products at the young and gains an insight into how caffeine affects the brain.
Kenneth Macdonald investigates our increasing consumption of caffeine and what this powerful drug is doing to us. Experts explain how the market for caffeinated products has beaten the recession. The programme uncovers worries about young people drinking energy drinks and the tactics used to market them. Kenneth also gets a unique insight into how the drug affects our brains.
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Mon 19 Aug 201301:30
BBC News Channel BBC News UK
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Your brain - with and without caffeine
Duration: 03:46
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Kevin Macdonald |
| Producer | Stephen Magee |
| Director | Stephen Magee |
| Editor | Peter MacRae |
Broadcasts
- Wed 10 Jul 201319:30BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Sat 17 Aug 201300:30BBC News Channel BBC News UK
- Sat 17 Aug 201304:30BBC News Channel BBC News UK
- Sat 17 Aug 201320:30BBC News Channel BBC News UK
- Sun 18 Aug 201301:30BBC News Channel BBC News UK
- Sun 18 Aug 201305:30BBC News Channel BBC News UK
- Sun 18 Aug 201320:30BBC News Channel BBC News UK
- Mon 19 Aug 201301:30BBC News Channel BBC News UK

