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The effects of caffeine and evening meals on sleep and performance, mood and cardiovascular functioning the following day

Health Psychology Research Unit, School of Psychology, University of Wales College of Cardiff, P.O. Box 901, Cardiff CF1 3YG, UK

A. Maben

Health Psychology Research Unit, School of Psychology, University of Wales College of Cardiff, P.O. Box 901, Cardiff CF1 3YG, UK

P. Brockman

Health Psychology Research Unit, School of Psychology, University of Wales College of Cardiff, P.O. Box 901, Cardiff CF1 3YG, UK

An experiment was carried out to examine the effects of caffeine and evening meals on sleep and performance, mood and cardiovascular functioning in the early morning of the next day. Forty-eight subjects were assigned to one of the four conditions formed by combining caffeine and meal conditions. Subjects in the caffeine condition were given 3 mg/kg caffeine in de-caffeinated coffee. The caffeine manipulation was double blind. Subjects in the meal condition were given a 3-course meal ( 1300 calories). Sleep was assessed by subjective ratings and these showed that both caffeine and consumption of the meal influenced sleep, but that there were no interactions between caffeine and meal conditions. Although caffeine disrupted sleep there was no evidence of performance or mood being impaired the next day. However, blood pressure was still higher the next day in subjects given caffeine the previous evening.

Key Words: caffeine • meals • performance • mood • cardiovascular function

Journal of Psychopharmacology, Vol. 7, No. 2, 203-206 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/026988119300700209


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