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Do you long for your latte as soon as your eyes open in the morning? Researchers say you may simply be suffering withdrawal from your last cup.

Regular coffee drinkers quickly develop a caffeine tolerance, so the reason you feel more alert after a cup of joe is because it reverses the affects of withdrawal, British scientists say.

“Our study shows that we don’t gain an advantage from consuming caffeine – although we feel alerted by it, this is caffeine just bringing us back to normal,” says lead study author Professor Peter Rogers of the University of Bristol.

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Global coffee exports have slumped by 5.2 per cent to 78.45 million bags in the first ten months of the 2009-10 crop year, though shipments jumped in India and Indonesia, says UK-based international coffee body.

The exports stood at 82.73 million bags, 60 kg each, in the same period last year. The coffee crop year runs from October to September.

“Exports in the first 10 months of the 2009-10 coffee year have decreased by 5.2 per cent to 78.45 million bags,” the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) said.

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CAFFEINE lovers in York are being challenged to raise £55,000, as the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning returns.

Fans of a cuppa can help fund Macmillan Cancer Support’s vital services by putting the kettle on as part of a national day of fundraising on Friday, September 24.

In 2009, 286 events were held across York as part of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, raising £51,254.

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