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Article: Coffee talk: does caffeine help or harm?(your body)
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- Dance Magazine
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
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For marathon days at the Juilliard School, third-year dance student Lomuljo keeps himself going feine. "I drink a coffee when I get before rehearsal, one between classes, and a cup with lunch. Really any break I have, I grab one." When he doesn't get his caffeine fix, he's shaky and headachy; he's even fainted. Like many young dancers with great aspirations and impossible schedules, Lomuljo relies on coffee to stay on top of his game. But as a result, every day is a rollercoaster ride between exuberance and exhaustion.
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