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    Tolerance To Many of The Effects of Caffeine Will Develop. at Doses of 600 Milligrams (About Six

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    Caffeine is a naturally occurring stimulant found in various plants around the world. It is the most widely used psychoactive substance and is commonly found in coffee, tea, soft drinks, chocolate, and certain medications. An 8-ounce cup of coffee contains around 85 milligrams of caffeine, while the same amount of tea has 47 milligrams. Soft drinks generally have between 35-45 milligrams per 12 ounces. Though caffeine can be mildly addictive, moderate consumption of up to 300 milligrams per day is not likely to cause health issues for most people.

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    Tolerance To Many of The Effects of Caffeine Will Develop. at Doses of 600 Milligrams (About Six

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    Caffeine is a naturally occurring stimulant found in various plants around the world. It is the most widely used psychoactive substance and is commonly found in coffee, tea, soft drinks, chocolate, and certain medications. An 8-ounce cup of coffee contains around 85 milligrams of caffeine, while the same amount of tea has 47 milligrams. Soft drinks generally have between 35-45 milligrams per 12 ounces. Though caffeine can be mildly addictive, moderate consumption of up to 300 milligrams per day is not likely to cause health issues for most people.

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    Caffeine is a naturally occurring stimulant found in various plants around the world. It is the most widely used psychoactive substance and is commonly found in coffee, tea, soft drinks, chocolate, and certain medications. An 8-ounce cup of coffee contains around 85 milligrams of caffeine, while the same amount of tea has 47 milligrams. Soft drinks generally have between 35-45 milligrams per 12 ounces. Though caffeine can be mildly addictive, moderate consumption of up to 300 milligrams per day is not likely to cause health issues for most people.

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    Tolerance To Many of The Effects of Caffeine Will Develop. at Doses of 600 Milligrams (About Six

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    Cafffine

    Caffeine is a naturally occurring stimulant found in the leaves, seeds, or fruit of over sixty plants
    around the world. Caffeine exists in the coffee bean in Arabia, the tea leaf in China, the kola nut
    in West Africa, and the cocoa bean in Mexico. Because of its use throughout all societies,
    caffeine is the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world. The most common
    caffeine sources in North America and Europe are coffee and tea. Since about 1980, extensive
    research has been conducted on how caffeine affects health. Most experts agree that moderate
    use of caffeine (300 milligrams, or about three cups of coffee, per day) is not likely to cause
    health problems.

    How Caffeine Affects the Body

    Caffeine is best known for its stimulant, or "wake-up," effect. Once a person consumes caffeine,
    it is readily absorbed by the body and carried around in the bloodstream, where its level peaks
    about one hour after consumption. Caffeine mildly stimulates the nervous and cardiovascular
    systems. It affects the brain and results in elevated mood, decreased fatigue , and increased
    attentiveness, so a person can think more clearly and work harder. It also increases the heart rate,
    blood flow, respiratory rate, and metabolic rate for several hours. When taken before bedtime,
    caffeine can interfere with getting to sleep or staying asleep.

    Exactly how caffeine will affect an individual, and for how long, depends on many factors,
    including the amount of caffeine ingested, whether one is male or female, one's height and
    weight, one's age, and whether one is pregnant or smokes. Caffeine is converted by the liver into
    substances that are excreted in the urine.

    Some people are more sensitive to the effects of caffeine than others. With frequent use,
    tolerance to many of the effects of caffeine will develop. At doses of 600 milligrams (about six
    cups of coffee) or more daily, caffeine can cause nervousness, sweating, tenseness, upset
    stomach, anxiety , and insomnia. It can also prevent clear thinking and increase the side effects
    of certain medications. This level of caffeine intake represents a significant health risk.

    Caffeine can be mildly addictive. Even when moderate amounts of caffeine are withdrawn for 18
    to 24 hours, one may feel symptoms such as headache, fatigue, irritability, depression , and poor
    concentration. The symptoms peak within 24 to 48 hours and progressively decrease over the
    course of a week. To minimize withdrawal symptoms, experts recommend reducing caffeine
    intake gradually.

    CAFFEINE IN FOODS AND BEVERAGES.


    Food/Beverage Caffeine (milligrams)
    Coffee
    Espresso coffee, brewed, 8 fluid ounces 502
    Coffee, brewed, 8 fluid ounces 85
    Coffee, instant, 8 fluid ounces 62
    Coffee, brewed, decaffeinated, 8 fluid ounces 3
    Coffee, instant, decaffeinated, 8 fluid ounces 2
    Tea
    Tea, brewed, 8 fluid ounces 47
    Tea, herbal, brewed, 8 fluid ounces 0
    Tea, instant, 8 fluid ounces 29
    Tea, brewed, decaffeinated, 8 fluid ounces 3
    Chocolate Beverages
    Food/Beverage Caffeine (milligrams)
    Hot chocolate, 8 fluid ounces 5
    Chocolate milk, 8 fluid ounces 5
    Soft Drinks
    Cola, 12 ounce can 37
    Cola, with higher caffeine, 12 ounce can 100
    Cola or pepper-type, diet, 12 ounce can 49
    Cola or pepper-type, regular or diet, without caffeine, 12 ounce can 0
    Lemon-lime soda, regular or diet, 12 ounce can 0
    Lemon-lime soda, with caffeine, 12 ounce can 55
    Ginger ale, regular or diet, 12 ounce can 0
    Root beer, regular or diet, 12 ounce can 0
    Chocolate
    Milk chocolate bar, 1.55 ounces 9
    M & M milk chocolate candies, 1.69 ounces 5
    Dark chocolate, semisweet, 1 ounce 20
    SOURCE : U.S. Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference,
    Release 16 July 2003.

    Caffeine in Food and Drugs

    Due to its stimulant properties, caffeine is used around the world in any of its many forms, such
    as coffee, tea, soft drinks, and chocolate. The accompanying table displays the amount of
    caffeine in foods. An eight-ounce cup of drip-brewed coffee has about 85 milligrams of caffeine,
    whereas the same amount of brewed tea contains about 47 milligrams. Twelve-ounce cans of soft
    drinks (soda) provide about 35 to 45 milligrams of caffeine.

    The caffeine content of coffee and tea depends on the variety of the coffee bean or tea leaf, the
    particle size, the brewing method, and the length of brewing or steeping time. Brewed coffee has
    more caffeine than instant coffee, and espresso has more caffeine than brewed coffee. Espresso is
    made by forcing hot pressurized water through finely ground, dark-roast beans. Because it is
    brewed with less water, it contains more caffeine than regular coffee per fluid ounce.

    In soft drinks, caffeine is both a natural and an added ingredient. About 5 percent of the caffeine
    in colas and pepper-flavored soft drinks is obtained naturally from cola nuts; the remaining 95
    percent is added. Caffeine-free drinks contain virtually no caffeine and make up a small part of
    the soft-drink market.

    Numerous prescription and nonprescription drugs also contain caffeine. Caffeine increases the
    ability of aspirin and other painkillers to do their job, and it is often used in headache and pain-
    relief remedies as well as in cold products and alertness or stay-awake tablets. When caffeine is
    an ingredient, it must be listed on the product label.

    Though it has mildly addictive properties, caffeine taken in moderation is not considered to be a
    health risk, and may improve athletic performance.
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    Caffeine and Health

    Current research on how caffeine affects a variety of health issues is summarized below. Keep in
    mind that most experts agree that moderate use of caffeine is not likely to cause any health
    problems.

     Studies have looked at the effects of caffeine on heart health. Moderate caffeine
    consumption does not appear to adversely affect cardiovascular health.
     Caffeine appears to increase the excretion of calcium , a mineral needed for healthy
    bones. Calcium is particularly important to prevent osteoporosis , a bone disease
    characterized by loss of bone strength and seen especially in older women (although men
    get it too). Moderate caffeine intake does not seem to cause a problem with calcium, as
    long as one is consuming the recommended amount (adult men and women should be
    taking between 1,000 and 1,200 milligrams of calcium, depending on age and gender).
     In the past there have been concerns that the caffeine in coffee may cause cancer .
    Research has shown that caffeine in coffee does not cause breast or intestinal cancer.
    However, not enough research has been done to determine if caffeine in coffee is
    involved in urinary bladder or pancreatic cancer. Taken in moderation, it is unlikely that
    caffeine will cause cancer.
     Evidence suggests that, at levels over 500 milligrams per day, caffeine may delay
    conception. Moderate caffeine consumption does not appear to be of concern to women
    trying to get pregnant. Moderate consumption is also important for a healthy pregnancy.
    Excessive caffeine intake has been associated with miscarriages and low birth weight
    babies.
     Because children have developing nervous systems, it is important to moderate their
    caffeine consumption. For children, major sources of caffeine include soft drinks and
    chocolate.
     Caffeine may be useful as part of a weight control program because it increases the rate at
    which the body burns calories for three or more hours after being consumed.
     Caffeine's ability to improve physical performance is well known among well-trained
    athletes. Through a mechanism that is not completely understood, caffeine seems to
    increase endurance and speed in some situations. Excessive use of caffeine is restricted in
    international competitions.

    Read more: Caffeine - calcium, effects, food, nutrition, body, diet, health, weight, water, How
    Caffeine Affects the Body, Caffeine in Food and Drugs http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/Ca-
    De/Caffeine.html#ixzz14KSwRjKf

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