Haar Shares Insight on Caffeine
Insight from Clinical Associate Professor and Chair for the Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Mindy Haar, Ph.D., RDN, was featured in a TIME article about caffeine. Among other points, Haar shares tips on the time of day when people should stop consuming caffeine to get a good night’s sleep.
“Aside from general differences in metabolism between people, obesity, smoking, use of oral contraceptives, altitude, and pregnancy can affect how long it takes for caffeine to be totally out of your system. You should observe your own intake and how easy it is to fall asleep,” she says.