When it comes to
caffeine it’s safe to say I’m an addict…
So aside from the
obvious side effects of long term caffeine (headaches, the craving, etc.) I was
wondering what was going on inside by body and what else was being effected
that I didn’t know about.
So aside from the
obvious side effects of long term caffeine (headaches, the craving, etc.) I was
wondering what was going on inside by body and what else was being effected
that I didn’t know about.
I did some research and
what I found was very interesting.
According to Natural
Medicines Comprehensive Database there are many different side effects of
caffeine that vary based on age, weight, and the time period that one’s been
consuming caffeine regularly.
Here are the effects on
an average sized 17 year old who’s been regularly drinking coffee since they
were in sixth grade.
1.
Insomnia
(Caffeine can cause sleep disorders in people with AIDS)
2.
Nervousness
3.
Restlessness
4.
Stomach
Irritation
5.
Nausea
6.
Vomiting
7.
Raised Heart
Rate
8.
Irritation of
Heart Disorders
Though I did find some
good side effects
1.
Caffeine can
help with asthma because it’s shown to open airways for four hours after
consumption.
2.
Caffeine can
result in mild weight loss because it causes temporary metabolism boost.
3.
200mg of caffeine
a day is shown to increase memory.
4.
Caffeine is also
used in an IV to help with post-surgery patients.
I can say that I am a caffeine addict too. I had some knowledge on caffeine, but some of these I had no idea about. It's crazy that caffeine helps with asthma you would think that it would do the opposite. I also find it funny that it helps loose weight when the media always preaches how it is so bad for you and to cut caffeine out of your diet. Thank you for sharing this, it was very interesting.
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