Caffeine and the Placebo Effect Plants produce caffeine as a protective pesticide‚ paralyzing feeding insects. This powerful substance has been used as a stimulant for centuries. The use of caffeine as an energy booster dates back to the Stone Age through coffee‚ tea and cocoa. Synonymous with caffeine‚ coffee has grown into a $70 billion industry with no signs of slowing down. It’s a good source of antioxidants‚ a social atmosphere‚ and a legal stimulant. Coffee drinkers come back for more because
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Christian O. Zipagang‚ Lance Harvey O. PROBLEM: How Caffeine affects a Gold-fish Chapter 1: The Problem and Its Background * Background of the Study * Caffeine is becoming a common chemical found in the environment but‚ little research has been done to understand the environmental effects of caffeine‚ including dissolved caffeine in aquatic systems. The goal of this research study was to begin to understand how caffeine may interact with aquatic environment‚ using the bacteria
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October 2015 Informative Speech Outline I. Introduction A. How would you react‚ if you found out you were in taking a drug without even knowing it? Would you continue or stop? Drugs are anything that stimulates your body to react in a certain way. For those that didn’t know this‚ caffeine is a drug. B. Statistics have proven that any amount exceeding “five or more cups of coffee will increase the risk of cardiac arrest (Caffeine).” “60 percent of the total caffeine consumed in the United States
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such as coffee‚ tea and cola. Caffeine is naturally present in the leaves and seeds of a variety of plants. Consuming caffeine has significant physiological effects on your body--one being its direct effect on your heart rate. Features Once consumed‚ caffeine enters your blood from the stomach and small intestine and begins to stimulate your central nervous system. Caffeine stimulates receptors located in cells within your heart to increase your heart rate. Effects of this stimulation speed up your
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Description To investigate the effect on caffeine on heart rate of water fleas and to understand the risk of high level consumption of caffeine to the health of the human circulatory system and nervous system. Preview Diagram 1: Chemical structure of caffeine Image source: http://ismaastricht.wikispaces.com/file/list The images above show the chemical structure of caffeine which has a chemical formula of C8H10N4O2. Caffeine was named by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
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Caffeine Concerns How many times have you felt a bit tired and decided to rely on an energy drink‚ a cup of coffee‚ or a can of cola to charge your body with caffeine and boost your energy levels to maximum? If your answer is “frequently” then you are on a precarious path to poor health. Not only does caffeine have numerous emotional side effects‚ it will also disrupt your sleep‚ and cause harm to your body. For all of its immediate benefits‚ caffeine is one of the most harmful substances in the
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Science Fair Research Paper How Caffeine effects plant growth. I decided to base my project on the effects Caffeine has on plants. I choose three different Basil herb plants and will water them with a little‚ medium and large amounts of Caffeine to determine the effects that Caffeine has on the plants. What is Caffeine??? Caffeine is found in seeds‚ leaves and the fruits of some plants‚ where it acts as a natural pesticide. Humans mostly extract Caffeine from the bean of the coffee plant and
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Effects of Caffeine Caffeine has been a hot topic in the medical community as of late. Studies have shown that the effects of caffeine are undoubtedly beneficial to people’s health. However‚ other studies have shown that its effect can have a negative impact on health. So what is caffeine and where do you find it? According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary‚ it is "a bitter alkaloid C8H10N4O2 found especially in coffee‚ tea‚ and kola nuts and used medicinally as a stimulant and diuretic‚" (Merriam-Webster)
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Caffeine is a drug that helps people stay awake or alert. It is also known as trimethylxanthine‚ a naturally occurring chemical stimulant. The formula for caffeine is C8H10N4O2. It shares several traits with famous drugs like amphetamines‚ cocaine and heroin. It uses the same biochemical mechanisms as these drugs to stimulate brain function. Caffeine has its benefits‚ but it also has several draw backs. In this paper‚ we will explore these and come up with an answer to “is it worth it?” Adenosine
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Stage 1 Psychology Research Report Affects of caffeine on reaction time Proposal: Caffeine is used by many people to increase their energy levels. It alters an individual’s alertness and their reaction time. Though the most common form of caffeine is coffee‚ it can also be found in certain soft
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