Speech Outline
Title: Caffeine
Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the effects and health issues of caffeine.
Thesis: Caffeine can have many different effects on the body depending on the amount of consumption.
Introduction A. Attention Getter – How many of you here consider yourself caffeine addicts? How much soda do you drink a day? One bottle? Two cans? More? How about coffee?
B. Thesis statement – Caffeine can have many different effects on the body depending on the amount of consumption.
C. Sig. Of Topic -Connection – Caffeine is pervasive in our society these days and every few months we hear about how a study has shown that it is bad for us or good for us. What are we to believe?
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Calling this a health benefit may be stretching it, though staying awake while you are driving a car is definitely a benefit to your well-being!
b. Caffeine also contains antioxidants which have been shown to have cancer prevention qualities.
Transition: So, caffeine can be good for us in moderate quantities, but how much is that?
C. safe levels of consumption
1. According to a February 2008 nutrition article by about.com, having caffeine in your diet is not of any benefit to your health but moderate consumption is also not considered harmful.
a. They say that having up to 3 eight ounce cups of coffee a day or 250 mg of caffeine is considered (quote) "average or moderate". 10 cups of coffee a day is considered excessive. Also, remember that the amount of caffeine per cup can vary greatly depending on the type of beans that are used and the strength of the brew.
b. Most sodas with caffeine, unless they are specially enhanced like "Amped" or something like that, have about 35 mg of caffeine per 8 ounces so you don't have to worry too much unless you are drinking several 2 liter bottles per day. Also, the effect of caffeine on you personally will depend on a number of factors like your weight, general health, mood and personal sensitivity to caffeine.
Conclusion A. Restate thesis – Caffeine can have different effects on the body depending on how much is consumed. B. Review main points
About 80% of American adults consume 200 mg of caffeine a day. “A 12-oz. (tall) coffee from Starbucks will run you about 260 mg, while a 14-oz. Dunkin’ Donuts coffee contains 178 mg.” The daily intake of caffeine differed between products; one should always check the amount before consumption. There are no limits on how many energy drinks a person can purchase, which make it easy to abuse. Especially in younger children the addiction rate outstandingly high. Which may lead to other drug usage in the future and the committal dependence on stronger drugs.
This article discusses the affects caffeine has on several aspects of human health. These included toxicity, cardiovascular effects (arrhythmia, heart rate, cholesterol and BP), bone/calcium balance, behavior, and reproductive and developmental effects. It also discussing the affect caffeine intake has on children and reproductive-aged women.
Caffeine is the most widely used drug in the world and the consumption in humans is constantly growing. Caffeine is found in a lot of the consumables that are ingested on a daily basis (Nawrot P., et al). Research claims that an appropriate and healthy daily intake of caffeine is approximately 400 milligrams. Research also shows that a large amount of caffeine intake a day has been proven to lead to several cardiovascular
Central Idea: Caffeine can be found in many places and comes in many forms. It can major effects on our body and we can experience major withdrawal symptoms.
Many people start their day with a cup of coffee. According to John Hopkins, “Around 90 percent of Americans consume caffeine every single day in one form or another”. It seems if we need a wakeup call to our morning, many of us grab caffeine to give us that extra boost of energy. How much caffeine is ok for the average person each day? The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee from Healthgov.com recommend 3-5 eight ounce cups of coffee per day or up to 400 milligrams per day of caffeine for the average healthy consumer. Caffeine is a CNS stimulant drug known as trimethylamine. Caffeine is naturally found in chocolate, coffee, cocoa beans, kola nuts, and tea. It is also added to drinks such as soda and
2. It makes it hard to sleep because caffeine has a 6 hour half life meaning it takes 24 hours to fully get out of your system.
Although, it really doesn’t matter what time it is of the day caffeine is going down our throats all around the clock. Researchers have been verified that more than 90 percent of American adult’s drinks caffeine every day. Most of us drink it because, we may need that extra boost, and some feel they need it cause their so addicted to it. According to The Food and Drug Administration, the average person will drink up to 200 milligrams daily, the equivalent to drinking 4 cans of soda. Everyone seems to know already that sodas are not good for our body or health, but do you know the true effects that it does to the body?
Thesis: Caffeine is something that almost everyone has consumed and some people are even addicted to. Caffeine has negative and positive effects on one’s health
In summary, the intake of caffeine has positive and negative effects. Further, behavioraland mental activities had a direct significant relationship with caffeine consumption. Future research should address other factors that contribute to caffeine consumption and the impact of health behavior changes on transitioning college students.
One on the beneficial effects on caffeine, two the negative effects, and finally on trends in caffeine consumption
Specific purpose: To inform my audience what exactly caffeine is, where it comes from, the benefits of caffeine and the negative effects of caffeine.
But not everyone can consume it as much as they want. "It is recommended to avoid or reduce caffeine to people with diseases such as high blood pressure, arrhythmias, tachycardia, anxiety disorders or during pregnancy," explains the Klein Clinic nutritionist, Paula Klein. The expert adds that even healthy people should be aware of the amount of caffeine they consume, and the recommendation is that it should not exceed 250 mg per day. How many cups is this equivalent? "For a healthy adult, it is advisable to have up to four cups of coffee per day, although if the threshold of the person is higher, maybe five cups are tolerable," explains Ain Chile nutritionist, Catalina Miranda.
Today I will discuss the effects of caffeine and make sure that all of you leave interesting points in caffeine consumption. I will one talk on the beneficial effects of caffeine, two the negative effects, and finally on trends in caffeine consumption
The metabolism results of study A showed caffeine results (Fig. A) as expected. Pre-caf gave the earliest caffeine reading, followed by dur-caf. Urinary caffeine levels (Fig. B) were well below the International Olympic Committee regulation of 12µg/ml. Plasma analysis showed that blood glucose levels were higher in the pre-caf treatment, possibly due an increase in metabolic rate from the
Caffeine has many negative effects on humans, such as increased heart rate (Lane, J.D., 2002), depression (Goldstein, 2008), and addiction to this “drug.” You may be asking yourself, “What is caffeine?” Well, caffeine is actually a stimulant (Barone, Roberts, 2008) that is found in beverages such as tea, coffee, and soft drinks. In fact, caffeine is the highest grossing and most used stimulant in the United States (Barone, Roberts, 2008). It is estimated that 85% of adults living in the United States consume caffeine on a daily basis (Barone, Roberts, 2008). That means for every 100 adults, 85 of them have had a drink that contained caffeine on any given day. One reason caffeine is so widely available compared to other stimulants is