The Consumption of Caffeine

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 a wildly use drug in today’s society. Caffeine is a methylated xanthine which acts as a mild central nervous system stimulant (MS & RL, 2001). It is a stimulant which acts upon the central nervous system and increases alertness, wakefulness and restlessness and it increases the release of catecholamine from renal medullar (Fernandez, 2016; Collines, 2007). It is present in many beverages. Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, soft drinks, products containing chocolate (cocoa) and some medication (Collines, 2007). It is used as a cardiac and respiratory stimulant (Collines, 2007).Caffeine is the most frequently ingested pharmacologically active substance in the world (Collines, 2007).

Caffeine, a popularly consumed central nervous system stimulant is consumed on a day to day basis around the globe. Caffeine can be ingested into the body by either eating it or drinking it. Caffeine comes in forms of many processed foods such as coffee, chocolate bars, candy, sodas, and energy drinks as well as tea. For example millions of people all around the world consume coffee on a daily basis. Due to the large consumption of caffeine, both the negative and positive side effects of consuming it have been well researched and documented. However the long term effects are much more significant, the short term side effects of caffeine may not appear to be as extreme. The regulation of caffeine consumption is crucial in order to guarantee that one does not become dependent on it, and to ensure that an individual’s body will not be damaged by doing so. The evidence that backed up the claim that coffee is best consumed in small amounts and not on a daily basis is overwhelming and clearly shows that coffee consumption must be carefully regulated and controlled.

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

The two articles that were selected focused on the effects of caffeine and how the human body becomes dependent on caffeine. The language used in both of these articles demonstrates an obvious difference between the two. The understanding of the primary literature article is targeted toward a specific audience while the secondary literature article is targeted toward the general population. The understanding of each article has its own distinguishable characteristics.

Caffeine is consumed in abundance worldwide and is extremely prevalent in today’s society. The average adult in the United States consumes around 300mg of coffee a day, making it clear that caffeine is an important part of many people’s lifestyles (Somogyi 1). Almost all of the caffeine that is consumed is in beverages with coffee as the primary source of caffeine in the U.S. (Somogyi 4). Approximately 75% of adults in the United States consume coffee and 58% consume coffee every day (CDBCNet). Chocolate, tea, and some soft drinks also contain caffeine, but generally not as much as coffee (Somogyi 4). Coffee shops are scattered throughout the world, from small local shops to giant chains. With 20,000 coffee shops in

Caffeine has become a staple in many developed nations. As a stimulant, caffeine provides a viable solution to many individuals maintaining a busy lifestyle. Particularly in the developed world, individuals tend to work long hours, which creates vast amounts of stress. To help alleviate much of the fatigue that accompanies a busy lifestyle, many individuals elect to drink caffeinated beverages. These beverages range from typical colas to coffee, to energy drinks. Each has its own concentration of caffeine, or energy inducing ingredients. Through the consumption of these beverages, many individuals develop a habit of dependency. Those who consume, often do so in large quantities. Large amounts of caffeine can potentially be harmful to an individual's health when consumed vigorously. Below is a chart from the Specialty Coffee Association of America indicating consumption within America. According to the data compiled in the chart, 172 million Americans consumed coffee on a daily basis.

Topic: Caffeine and its effects General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform about the effects of caffeine Thesis: The benefits of caffeine, the risks, and what it does. Introduction Attention Getter: Have you ever wondered how caffeine really affects you? Caffeine is something that most of us consume everyday, and we don’t think much about what it actually does.

Caffeine plays an enormous role in society today, from coffee to cokes to candy bars. Companies have made billions off the desire for that extra kick. Caffeine is the most widely consumed behaviorally active substance in the world making it one of the world’s most popular drugs. It’s known for the ability to stimulate the brain and central nervous system. The Chemical structure of caffeine is C8H10N4O2. Before the popular use of caffeine one can assume that people were sleepier, and less alert.

Many people have their opinions on how much caffeine one should intake in a day. Some carefully watch their diet and some don’t even care what they are putting in to their body. Many different people have different thoughts about caffeine and there are several answers why they think that way. The people that don’t consume caffeine often usually try to stay away from it because they see the disadvantages to consuming caffeine. They think that the cons outweigh the pros. The people that consume caffeine often will go on about all the benefits to consuming caffeine. They, obviously, think that the pros outweigh the cons. There seems to be a lot of unanswered questions to what caffeine really does to

Coffee is my life. I need coffee twice a day to keep me going. Coffee consist of caffeine and when I can’t get coffee I turn to other caffeine methods like chocolate, sodas, or tea. The section of the effects of drugs on the nervous system-caffeine was very interesting. It relates to what is caffeine, how it affect our bodies, and how it is a physical dependence. Caffeine is a stimulant for our central nervous system. “In moderate dosage, it increases alertness, reduce fine motor coordination, cause insomnia, headaches, nervousness, and dizziness” according to washington.edu. In high dosage caffeine can be dangerous and cause death. Caffeine is in the xanthine chemical group, adenosine is a naturally occurring xanthine in the brain that is used as a neurotransmitter for some synapses; caffeine interferes with adenosine at sites in the brain. The over use of causes physical dependence, this can cause a withdrawal is the need is not met. The withdrawal is unpleasant and can cause agitation. As you can see, caffeine truly effects our nervous system and even explain some points in the biopsychology chapter and chapter 4 because of physical dependence,

Thesis Statement: Caffeine is something that almost everyone has consumed and some people are even addicted to, it has negative and positive effects on one’s health.

One on the beneficial effects on caffeine, two the negative effects, and finally on trends in caffeine consumption

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

Caffeine. It 's in out coffee, our soft drinks, our chocolates, even our pain relievers. And it 's bad for us, right? Let 's not be too hasty jumping on that decaf bandwagon. Like so many other things that we were told were bad for us (hello butter, goodbye margarine), more and more studies are showing that there are considerable health benefits that caffeine provides.