Caffeine Synthesis
Amanda Carlson
Amy Ruppert
English 101, 9am
March 11, 2011
Synthesis Paper Many Americans have included caffeine as a part of their daily diet whether they realize it or not. In fact, “caffeine is the most consumed psychoactive substance in the world” (Ruxton
How is this instead (Caffeine is especially common throughout…)
15). It is found very especially commonly throughout every day foods and consumed mostly though through coffee, tea, soda, and chocolate (Spiller 200). Many Americans participate in the use of caffeine; it is estimated that 90% of adults in the United States drink caffeinated beverages (Yang 245). How does this effect people though? Caffeine is a substance, even considered to be a drug by some, yet there are no regulations on it at all. Should caffeine be regulated? Some things to look at in order to make this decision are health the benefits of caffeine, health concerns of caffeine, effects on children, and the use of it in medications.
The majority of research available on this topic was is from either the perspective of indifferent towards caffeine and therefore just informative or focused on the positive effects of caffeine while, at the same time, still informing the reader about the negatives associated with it. There are many positive effects of caffeine. Most of the positive effects that come from caffeine only are experienced when it is consumed on a regular basis, not just random intakes ingestion of it (Ruxton 20). It has been recorded that with caffeine intake, people are able to have a longer stamina when working out (19). Caffeine has also been shown to enhance a person’s physical performance. Both of these things indicate that caffeine can be very beneficial to athletes.
The ingestion of caffeine has been shown to increase insulin, which is important for the body to be able to breakdown sugars (Ruxton 20). (Caffeine has been able to restore cognitive activity in people that have not had enough
Amy Ruppert
English 101, 9am
March 11, 2011
Synthesis Paper Many Americans have included caffeine as a part of their daily diet whether they realize it or not. In fact, “caffeine is the most consumed psychoactive substance in the world” (Ruxton
How is this instead (Caffeine is especially common throughout…)
15). It is found very especially commonly throughout every day foods and consumed mostly though through coffee, tea, soda, and chocolate (Spiller 200). Many Americans participate in the use of caffeine; it is estimated that 90% of adults in the United States drink caffeinated beverages (Yang 245). How does this effect people though? Caffeine is a substance, even considered to be a drug by some, yet there are no regulations on it at all. Should caffeine be regulated? Some things to look at in order to make this decision are health the benefits of caffeine, health concerns of caffeine, effects on children, and the use of it in medications.
The majority of research available on this topic was is from either the perspective of indifferent towards caffeine and therefore just informative or focused on the positive effects of caffeine while, at the same time, still informing the reader about the negatives associated with it. There are many positive effects of caffeine. Most of the positive effects that come from caffeine only are experienced when it is consumed on a regular basis, not just random intakes ingestion of it (Ruxton 20). It has been recorded that with caffeine intake, people are able to have a longer stamina when working out (19). Caffeine has also been shown to enhance a person’s physical performance. Both of these things indicate that caffeine can be very beneficial to athletes.
The ingestion of caffeine has been shown to increase insulin, which is important for the body to be able to breakdown sugars (Ruxton 20). (Caffeine has been able to restore cognitive activity in people that have not had enough
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