Hello,
I am interested in how it is with decaffeinated coffee. There are conflicting claims where some people assert that it does contain caffeine while others say it does not... Could you tell me which opinion you lean towards? If it contains a certain amount of caffeine, can drinking decaffeinated coffee also become an "addiction"?
Thank you.
Even decaffeinated coffee contains a small percentage of caffeine (approximately equivalent to 3-5% of the original content) - this is not an opinion, but a fact based on the technologies used to produce decaffeinated coffee. Consuming such coffee does not cause caffeine addiction, as its content is too low for that. However, it is a fact that caffeine is not the only stimulating substance, and some of them remain in the product in certain amounts even after the decaffeination process. A certain form of dependency might be discussed in situations where a high number of cups of such coffee are consumed daily (e.g., 10 or more).
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Mgr. Martin Jelinek
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Nutrition educator, lecturer, and author of the educational system and the ZOF learning application.
Mgr. Martin Jelínek has been systematically involved in nutrition education since 1999. He is the founder of ATAC, the educational company behind NutriCourses, and the author of an educational system focused on nutrition, healthy lifestyle, and the practical application of nutrition knowledge.
He graduated from the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University in Brno. Throughout his professional career, he has combined nutrition, education, and the practical application of acquired knowledge. His educational system also includes the ZOF (Zone of Optimal Functioning) learning application, where students turn theory into practical work with meal plans.
In 2007, he launched the first intake of a six-month course focused on the education of nutrition advisors. Over time, this course became the foundation for the further development of the educational system and a range of specialised courses.