The Energy Crisis Called Caffeine

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

Fortunately, the current examination has shown coffee to continue a of good health choice, as lengthy as one is not topping more than 3 topping-bout a day. This guideline is based on the deed that the cardinal element found in coffee is a intermix called caffeine. Caffeine is a of nature intermix made from more than 50 vegetable sources. While caffeine in undue amount has been linked to some increased freedom from disease

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?

face many dangers of caffeine abuse and even overdose. Overdosing can cause many health issues

face many dangers of caffeine abuse and even overdose. Overdosing can cause many health issues

Energy drinks can cause side effects that can be as serious as intoxication. There have been 20,783 emergency room visit due to energy drinks. The age of 18 to 25 is more than the majority of people who end up in the emergency room (Too Wired to Facts About Energy Drinks and Caffeine Addiction). Energy drinks speed up your nervous system and get your adrenaline rushing (Six Surprising Facts About Energy Drinks). One energy drink will not harm a person but a large amount can cause chest pains, high blood sugar, heart attacks, seizure, or liver problems. The worst side effect possible is death (Side Effects of Energy Drinks). Your body size, your gender, or your body sensitivity can affect how much energy drinks a person can consume (Energy Facts Everything You Need to Know). Mixing energy drinks and alcohol can cause severe problems. 42 percent of people end up in the hospital from mixing alcohol and energy drinks. The reason alcohol and energy drinks don’t mix is that they do opposite side effects to your nervous system and brain. The side effects of energy drinks can end up showing up a year later (What You Should Know About Energy Drinks). The effects can also start within 15 minutes. After you finish a single energy drink your crave for another one will start in 24 hours (Energy Drink Facts Everything You Need to Know). 15 to 45 minutes make you very tired from the caffeine. The older the person who drinks an energy

Sylvia Nena (2011) also stated that “Manufactures of these products claim to increase energy, endurance, burn fat and improve athletic performance. According to experts, many of them state that it is untrue that energy drink helps to increase energy. This is due to drugs that can be found in the drinks such as caffeine. Caffeine with high levels of consuming can cause some problems to the human body like palpitations, hypertension, vomiting, convulsions and even worst heart failure which can lead to death. Roland Griffiths (2012) a caffeine specialist said that high caffeine in use by young people can cause a cycle of rushes and crashes that can add “a degree of variance to their moods and psychological well-being that they don’t really need. Joao Breda(2014) from WHO’s Europe wrote that caffeine has a proven negative effect on

The purpose of my presentation is to inform my audience of the effects of caffeine, the conditions it can cause later on in their lives and knowledge to help them cut back on their consumption. For the audience of my presentation, I

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.

Also be aware that some caffeinated drinks have a high percent of sugar and when mixed together they can be very harmful towards your body

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

We must stay vigilant about the introduction of caffeine production, consumption related policies and regulations by health authorities in all aspects of our products.

Everyone has seen news reports or articles on Facebook about someone dying from drinking too many energy drinks. Seeing this information all the time obviously leads people to believe that an energy drink, or just caffeine in general, is very damaging to their health. Some even believe that caffeine should be banned, or they believe that there should be an age limit. Ninety percent of people all over the world consume caffeine in some form everyday (Gatlin). Why can some people drink caffeine everyday and not be harmed, but some people die from it? This question has led scientists to study the risks of using caffeine. Most of them found surprising results that did not agree with the hypothesis that caffeine is harmful. Even though caffeine has traditionally been accepted as unhealthy, it actually has many health benefits.