Effects Of Caffeine On Our Health

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.

Thesis: Caffeine can have many different effects on the body depending on the amount of consumption.

Ann Pietrangelo of Healthline.com lists these organs as the digestive and excretory system, circulatory and respiratory systems, skeletal and muscular systems, and the reproductive system. In the digestive and excretory systems, caffeine increases the acid in your stomach causing heartburn or upset stomach. Since it’s a diuretic, it tells your body to get rid of water. Nausea and vomiting can be triggered from caffeine withdraw. Caffeine overdose can cause excessive thirst, diarrhea, and increased urination. The circulatory and respiratory system can make your blood pressure go up. People with irregular heart rhythms, the caffeine can make the heart work harder than normal. Large amounts of caffeine consumption can interfere with absorption and metabolism of calcium. This can lead to osteoporosis. With the reproductive system, Pietrangelo points out that caffeine travels within the bloodstream and will cross into the placenta. This can cause a baby’s heart rate and metabolism to increase. Caffeine in large amounts can slow fetal growth and increase the risk of miscarriages. Painful lumps in the breast (fibrocystic disease) can also be a symptom of caffeine. Along with all the adverse side effects of caffeine, there are some health benefits when it’s taken in

All around the world, people drink coffee, tea and caffeinated drinks to wake up in the morning, to be more vigilant and alert throughout the day. Not only does this keep individuals alert but also allows them to focus and efficiently manage their time throughout their day. This quality of caffeine has caused it to be one of the most highly consumed psychoactive drugs. Individuals who require frequent intakes of Caffeine often feel tired, weak, drowsy if they tend to miss their cup of coffee early in the morning. Although, Caffeine is known for causing wakefulness and alertness it also has its downsides. If a person has a large dose of caffeine in a limited time, the drug could cause them trembling, anxiety and nausea. In long term effects,

Stress causes the body to keep fat stored in the abdominal section because it slows down the amount of calories your body burns. High levels of cortisol can be really dangerous on the body especially in younger people. A person that drinks large amounts of caffeine may feel like there brain is foggy at times. This is due to the caffeine causing the blood flow to the brain to reduce, which can lead to short term memory loss around 30 minutes. The lack of blood flow is what triggers the headaches (Mohlman). Caffeine causes insomnia, in high doses could make a person have irregular heartbeat. It is high in sugar, which is very bad for someone’s body which can then lead to high blood pressure. It may cause a high alertness then a sudden crash making you feel worse physically. Caffeine can worsen anxiety, causing bone weaking, may even make glaucome worsen. It can result in depression, because it increase the bodys dopamine levels. Caffeine causes inflammation in the stomach which can lead to ulcers. Female infertility, which results in tubal disease, also osteoporosis, caused by the increase in urinary which disposes calcium. It gives people withdrawl sysmtoms such as headache, tiredness, nausea, possiably vomiting (Caffeine). There is many negitive effect it has on the body.

There have been claims which state that caffeine can cause high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and decreased bone density (Doheny, n.d.). Drinkers may experience a temporary increase in blood pressure after consuming, however the constant rise of blood pressure after consuming caffeine may cause health risks (Doheny, n.d.). Research on effects of caffeine concludes that the repeated increases in blood pressure and the increase in people's reactions to daily stress in conjunction with caffeine intake could increase the risk of heart disease (Doheny, n.d.). Other effects of caffeine are that it increases anxiety and disrupts sleep patterns, which leads to drinkers experiencing a negative cycle of minimal sleep, dependence on caffeine to help with fatigue during the day, and insomnia (Sagon, n.d.). An important negative effect of caffeine is that it interacts with some medications, such as thyroid medication, psychiatric and depression drugs (Sagon,

While low to moderate doses of caffeine do not include any of these negative side effects, as mentioned before it has the opposite effects. When caffeine is taken in doses higher than 250 mg it also may raise blood pressure and increase anxiety levels (Feeley 7). Not only will extremely high doses of caffeine cause unpleasant symptoms, but if taken in large amounts for a long period of time the consumer’s body will become dependent upon caffeine. Caffeine in definition is a drug and like any other drug the body will eventually become dependent upon it. Sudden removal of caffeine from the diet also cause displeasing symptoms like headaches, anxiety, vertigo, chills, muscle stiffness, and increased fatigue (Caffeine - Benefits and Risks) (Smith

Relevance: An overwhelming amount of people consume caffeine on a daily basis so it is important to know the effects that it has on your body- both good and bad.

Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound, but also a central nervous system stimulant, and can be very beneficial to human health if ingested, appropriately. However, if excessive intake of caffeine, not only would not play its fundamental role, but will cause health problem, also affect our teeth and bone.

Caffeine may produce a mild form of drug dependence, meaning a medical term that refers to the state of needing a certain drug in order to function normally. Caffeine is associated with withdrawal symptoms such as drowsiness, headaches, as well as irritability. It may also increase your blood sugar and your heart rate. Symptoms may become less than or even nonexistent depending on whether you follow a consistent pattern of usage. There are pros and cons to having caffeine, but with the proper care and dosage you can live a happy and healthy life.

Negative psychological effects of caffeine are anxiety, depression irritable, and addiction. Caffeine can cause a person to feel nervous throughout the day. Caffeine can make the person feel irritated with mostly everything and everyone. One small thing can get on the person’s nerves. Caffeine can make the person addicted to caffeine. Being addicted to caffeine can cause heart problems and early death. Physiological effects are nausea, headache, restless, hypertension, and tremors. Caffeine can cause hypertension. Hypertension means to have a short increase in blood pressure. Some scientist said that caffeine could block a hormone that keeps arteries widen.

Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug in the world. It stimulates the central nervous system. It is classified in the methyxlxanthine class of central nervous system stimulants. One reason it is different from other psychoactive substances is that it is legal and almost completely unregulated throughout the world. Caffeine’s most felt effect is it causing a stop in the action of adenosine. Adenosine is a compound consisting of adenine combined with ribose, one of four nucleoside units in RNA that tries to cause the person to sleep. This causes the most common effect of caffeine which is being very awake and being a bit what some would call

Caffeine circulates in the bloodstream at high levels within a couple of hours causing the heart to work harder and a rise of blood pressure. The effect on hypertension and heart problems may be acute in some individuals.

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

One of the most popular and convenient drugs in the world is consumed by most americans every single day. When drinking a hot cup of coffee in the morning, having a cold glass of soda in your lunch, or sitting down for dinner with your relaxing cup of tea, many fail to realize the main addictive ingredient in all three of these beverages is caffeine. Caffeine is something most people overlook in their daily lives and can be harmful if taken too much. Typically, the majority of not only adults, but more recently a growing number of teenagers, rely on their daily dose of caffeine to get them through the day in hopes to not get a sense of fatigue. “Eighty three percent of adults can’t imagine life without their favorite cup of java.” (Healthy