Caffeine is a drug commonly used as a central nervous system stimulant. It is found in plants like coffee and tea. Caffeine can also be found in soft drinks‚ and it is regarded as the most widely consumed stimulant drug in the world based on Nehlig‚ Daval‚ & Debry (1992) research. The interaction of caffeine with adenosine receptors in the brains makes an individual more alert. A moderate intake of caffeine results in small healthy risks while high doses could be a catalyst to negative effects like
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In his book Caffeine Blues a famous researcher‚ health educator‚ and clinical nutritionist Stephen Cherniske compares remaining healthy and strong throughout life to a battle. “Caffeine is the Trojan horse. It looks like a gift but instead delivers adrenalin stress‚ low blood sugar‚ mood and energy swings‚ fatigue‚ depression‚ malnutrition‚ and disturbed sleep”. Although caffeine is considered a mild drug‚ the consequences of caffeine addiction are rather severe and include physical and mental health
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The Caffeine War can be defined as the rush to produce higher concentrations of caffeine to a captive audience‚ by the world’s producers of caffeine products. While there may be many forms of introducing caffeine to customers this report will focus on and compare the Coffee industry and the producers of Energy Drink products while attempting to define their impact and any resulting long term medical harm to the consumer. According to Dr. Howard Axe‚ President of the Chicago Medical society‚ his research
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Caffeine and Coffee Consumption Maddie Schierbeek Psychology 7th block Why do so many people‚ especially high school students consume so much caffeine? Perhaps 70-minute classes are too much to handle. Maybe the AP course load is overwhelming. Or perhaps problems at home cause a lack of sleep. Everyone has their reasons. On the other hand‚ there may be a scientific reasoning behind it. Caffeine highs are followed by caffeine lows. This cycle results in a need for caffeine: addiction. Researchers
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The effects of caffeine‚ alcohol and environment on Daphnia Magna. ABSTRACT In this experiment daphnia magna a semitransparent fresh water crustacean‚ are used to study the effects of water‚ alcohol and caffeine on heart rate. Daphnia was placed on a clean deep well slide. This was placed under the microscope and brought into focus on the best objective and light contrast. The heart rate was observed and counted within 15seconds and recorded on a table. Introduction Daphnia magna
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Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient Pearson’s correlation coefficients are the most widely used method of measuring the degree of relationship between two variables. This coefficient assumes the following: That there is a linear relationship between the two variables; That the two variables are casually related which means that one of the variables is independent and the other one is dependent; and A large number of independent causes are operating in both the variables so as to produce a
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through a heat transfer coefficient. Heat is generated in the slab at the rate of 1.0 kW/m3. The thermal conductivity of the slab is 0.2 W/m-K. (a) Solve for the temperature distribution in the slab‚ noting any assumptions you must make. Be careful to clearly identify the boundary conditions. (b) Evaluate T at the front and back faces of the slab. (c) Show that your solution gives the expected heat fluxes at the back and front faces. Q.2 Compute overall heat transfer coefficient U for the slab shown
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Computing Caffeine Informative Speech John Cedrick D. Balaguer BSIT 3 English 3 : Speech and Oral Communication Skills 1st Semester S.Y. 2013 – 2014 July 17‚ 2014 1 of 1 Caffeine has been used widely around the world over centuries‚ and today it is estimated that 80% of the world’s adult population consumes caffeine in one form or another. What is it about caffeine that has made it so popular? To begin with‚ one of the first characteristic effects of caffeine is its ability
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ways that could both help us and harm us? Truth be told‚ there is. Caffeine is renowned for being the world’s most widely consumed psychoactive drug‚ but it is also known for literally shaking up our bodies by affecting our nervous systems. The drug can be good for us in some ways‚ but also bad in other ways. This makes it tricky and debatable whether caffeine is more helpful or more harmful. Inside the neurotransmitter‚ caffeine causes receptors to receive more dopamine chemicals by blocking off
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Speech Outline Title: Caffeine Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the effects and health issues of caffeine. Thesis: Caffeine can have many different effects on the body depending on the amount of consumption. Introduction A. Attention Getter – How many of you here consider yourself caffeine addicts? How much soda do you drink a day? One bottle? Two cans? More? How about coffee? B. Thesis statement – Caffeine can have many different effects on the body depending on the amount
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