{"id":35589,"date":"2026-05-27T11:03:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=35589"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:03:23","slug":"new-study-reveals-caffeine-affects-south-africans-differently","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/new-study-reveals-caffeine-affects-south-africans-differently\/","title":{"rendered":"New study reveals caffeine affects South Africans differently"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emerging scientific evidence has revealed that the effects of caffeine are highly variable among South Africans(SA).<\/p>\n<p>The figures show that an estimated 10% of individuals who consume products that contain caffeine are classified as &#8220;slow metabolisers&#8221;. They face heightened risks of anxiety and heart palpitations from minimal doses of caffeine.<\/p>\n<p>Health experts have further warned that natural ageing alongside hormonal fluctuations can drastically intensify these negative side-effects.<\/p>\n<p>SA Rooibos Council Spokesperson Adele du Toit says they are now seeing a shift in local consumption habits toward safer alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014ChannelAfrica\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33738,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-35589","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"SA Rooibos Council Spokesperson Adele du Toit says they are now seeing a shift in local consumption habits toward safer alternatives.","published_date":"","news_description":"SA Rooibos Council Spokesperson Adele du Toit says they are now seeing a shift in local consumption habits toward safer alternatives.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/35589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/35589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35590,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/35589\/revisions\/35590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=35589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}