Caffeine
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whether wakeing up to the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, enjoying lunch with a refreshingly cold soft drink o rrelaxing in the evening with a cup of tea, these daily pleasures often have a common ingredient- caffine
90% of asmerican's consume caffeine in one form or another every day. caffeine is is an oderless slightly bitter solid, when taken in small amounts, it stimulates the nervous system. It stimulates the same brain channels that amphetamines, cocaine and herion do. Becuase it manipulates the same channels that is what gives its addictive qualitites. caffines effect are more mild
How muches is a safe amount to consume
Most experts agree that 300mg or 3 cups of coffee is the moderate intake a day. It stays in you r system about 6hr here is a good example If you consume a big cup of coffee with 200mg at 3:00 pm by 9:oo pm about 100mg of that is still in your system.
effects on men/women
on pregnate women caffine has long been suspectes of causing mal-formations in the fetus and it may reduce fertility rates
men it has shown that caffeine reduces the rate of sperm mortility , which my account for some findings of reduced feritility.
caffeine is found ina wide range of beverages, chocolate, over the counter drugs
According to the national sofdt drink Assocatin
in a 12oz can of soda
mountain dew 55.0 mg, mello yellow 52.8 mg, coca-cola 45...