ABSTRACT
The socio-cultural risk discourse is grounded within social and cultural tradition, developed social cohesion and societal belonging. An example of a uniting socio-cultural activity is to consume beverages containing caffeine with friends, a pursuit that in contemporary society is perceived as a harmless social activity. There is a long socio-cultural tradition associated with consuming caffeine-containing beverages all across the world. Caffeine-containing beverages, and coffee in particular, are consumed in socio-cultural contexts. The caffeine in coffee and tea and in some other food products is the most well known member of a family of chemical compounds known as the methylxanthines. Coffee is the third most consumed global beverage after water and, and is the richest source of caffeine; it makes caffeine the most commonly consumed psychoactive drug in the world. The fourth most common global drink is cocoa.
