GOOD DAY PEOPLE MY NAME IS LATOYA MCCORMACK AND Today I'd like to give you some of the facts about caffeine and its effects on your body. It may not cause you to change your coffee consumption or your “Red Bull” intake but at least you'll be better informed about what you are putting into your body. Now I'm going to talk about the beneficial effects of caffeine, the negative effects and discuss what are considered safe levels of caffeine consumption. Caffeine does help you wake up and feel more alert, it has been shown to increase attention spans and elevates mood. This is a beneficial effect for people who are driving long distances and for people who are doing tedious work.
So now breweries cannot manufactures energy drinks with alcohol. According to "Livescience.com" (2014), While many health professionals and lawmakers are cheering the Food and Drug Administration's decision yesterday to declare caffeine an illegal and unsafe additive to manufactured alcoholic beverages, critics say the move is an infringement of consumer rights by the government. When people are speaking out against a decision made by the government, this is the demand. Anheuser-Busch could produce an energy drink with alcohol as long as there was no caffeine in it, and it would be legal and more importantly it would be a blue ocean. According to "Blue Ocean Strategy.com" (2014), "Red oceans refer to the known market space – all the industries in existence today.
THE WAY CAFFEINE AFFECTS US Caffeine is a bitter substance found in coffee, tea, soft drinks, chocolate, nuts, and certain medicines. It has many effects such as brightened mood, a feeling of more stamina/energy, more active mind etc on people. The purpose of this essay to discuss health (Physical, psychological, and socially) The first effect of caffeine drinks is psychical. Caffeine affects our body so much. It makes us more alert and energic therefore makes us more concentrated on the works we do, it boosts our metabolism so it helps us to burn more fat and prevents us from getting fat/obese.
There are people who even mix these drinks with alcoholic beverages during parties which obviously can be very, very dangerous . These “energy drinks” should only be used before a strenuous activity and also not used to hydrate your body. “"Energy drinks" are meant to supply mental and physical stimulation for a short period of time. They usually contain caffeine, taurine (an amino acid, one of the building blocks of protein) and glucuronolactone, a carbohydrate.” “"Energy drinks" should not be confused with sports drinks such as Gatorade or Powerade, which re-hydrate the body. These sports drinks also provide sugars, which the body burns to create energy and replenish electrolytes.
Caffeine is the world's most widely used and most addictive drug. It is found in chocolate, tea, and most commonly coffee. People drink coffee to stimulate their brain and stay awake longer or focus better, but it has been discovered that while sometimes it only takes one cup of coffee to get the desired effect for people, some others can drink three or four cups and feel no different. Why does this happen? It has been proven that genetics play an important role in people's metabolic abilities when it comes to caffeine.
One major plus of having such enhancements is that many cannot seem to find any horrible long lasting affects of taking them. Again, it kind of seems like Adderall was made specifically for the college student. In contrast, even though there are no stereotypical long lasting affects you receive from other stimulant drugs, there are still a few cons of taking this medicine. One of these cons includes a development of a psychological dependence to the drug. For example, a student that had taken this drug throughout their college career and enjoyed the positive feedback they received from taking it may feel as if they cannot positively accomplish any tasks with out the help of this enhancement.
Koeller also goes on to point out the fact that “because energy drinks are sold as nutritional supplements, they are not regulated as foods. Therefore, the FDA does not regulate or limit the amount or content of ingredients in these drinks;you many not know exactly what you are drinking when you consume these products.” This can be concerning, not so much for one who drinks it in moderation but in high doses it can cause issues as serious as death. High concentrations of caffeine causes disturbances in sleep, mental strain, increased blood pressure, and seizures. Diana Koeller, being an Emergency physician, claims that she has seen and increase in visits related to energy drinks. She reports that “in 2005, there were about 1,100 ER visits in the US related to these drinks; in 2008 there were more than 16,000 visits.
I had never heard of the words “Caffeine Overdose” So you ask how much caffeine I took? Thesis: With caffeine consumption being so common, it is vital to know the impact caffeine has on the body, as its effects can influence cardio-respiratory and perhaps most importantly neurologically. I. Most of the caffeine consumed in the United States is in coffee, tea, energy drinks, soft drinks, and energy pills. (let’s take a look at the most common once seen here on campus) (also what I had that morning that scared me for life ) 1. .
Of all the possible alternatives; having all the coffee I want to drink, every morning at breakfast is the one that gives me my most desired satisfaction. My wants have therefore become Limited to drinking just coffee in the mornings. Due to the fact that I have limited myself to drinking just coffee; I have also: upon careful examination of the opportunity cost involved, decided upon the manner in which I secure my coffee each morning. Making my coffee at home verses purchasing from an outlet for a year. Our lives revolve around choices; and when we make a choice, the cost of that choice - is the other things we could have had or done if we had not made this particular choice.
Over the past few decades or so, the major cigarette companies have pursued a safer cigarette but have not gotten very far. “Industry researchers often found ways of lowering one or two of the dangerous compounds, only to discover that their tinkering had either increased the level of some other harmful compound or so dramatically altered the cigarette that it wouldn't be accepted by consumers.” (PBS-Cigarette History). All in all the cigarette companies have only brought down the levels of tar and cyanide in cigarettes but have not really made much progress in making a “safer cigarette.” Through all these efforts and all the ages of trying, cigarettes are still harmful to the human body. Smoking harms nearly every organ in our system, and causes many diseases, not to mention the reduction in the general health of