Caffeine is a natural stimulant found in tea, coffee, and cocoa plants that was first extracted in its pure form in 1820. It works by blocking adenosine in the brain to stimulate the central nervous system and prevent tiredness. Around 80-90% of the world's population consumes caffeinated products daily. Caffeine provides benefits like potential weight loss and improved sports performance but also risks like worsening anxiety, depression, and increasing blood sugar levels in some people.
Caffeine is a natural stimulant found in tea, coffee, and cocoa plants that was first extracted in its pure form in 1820. It works by blocking adenosine in the brain to stimulate the central nervous system and prevent tiredness. Around 80-90% of the world's population consumes caffeinated products daily. Caffeine provides benefits like potential weight loss and improved sports performance but also risks like worsening anxiety, depression, and increasing blood sugar levels in some people.
Caffeine is a natural stimulant found in tea, coffee, and cocoa plants that was first extracted in its pure form in 1820. It works by blocking adenosine in the brain to stimulate the central nervous system and prevent tiredness. Around 80-90% of the world's population consumes caffeinated products daily. Caffeine provides benefits like potential weight loss and improved sports performance but also risks like worsening anxiety, depression, and increasing blood sugar levels in some people.
Caffeine is a natural stimulant found in tea, coffee, and cocoa plants that was first extracted in its pure form in 1820. It works by blocking adenosine in the brain to stimulate the central nervous system and prevent tiredness. Around 80-90% of the world's population consumes caffeinated products daily. Caffeine provides benefits like potential weight loss and improved sports performance but also risks like worsening anxiety, depression, and increasing blood sugar levels in some people.
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Caffeine
Seungyeon What is caffein? Caffeine is a natural stimulant most commonly found in tea, coffee, and cacao plants. It works by stimulating the brain and central nervous system, helping you stay alert and prevent the onset of tiredness.
Nowadays, 80% of the world’s population
consumes a caffeinated product each day, and this number goes up to 90% for adults in North America History of Caffeine
Caffeine was first extracted from cocoa
beans into its purest form, a white powder, in the 1820s by a German Scientist named Friedrich Ferdinand Runge. Today it is easily extracted and used to make a variety of products that are consumed daily.
Friedrich Ferdinand Runge
Natural Sources of Caffeine Caffeine is naturally found in the fruit, leaves, and beans of coffee, cacao, Kola nut, and guarana plants. How Caffeine Works Once consumed, caffeine is quickly absorbed from the gut into the bloodstream. From there, it travels to the liver and is broken down into compounds that can affect the function of various organs.That said, caffeine’s main effect is on the brain.
It functions by blocking the effects of adenosine, which is a neurotransmitter
that relaxes the brain and makes you feel tired Benefits of caffeine
Weight loss Caffeine may boost weight loss or prevent weight gain, possibly by: • suppressing the appetite and temporarily reducing the desire to eat • stimulating thermogenesis, so the body generates more heat and energy from digesting food Weight loss products that are marketed as thermogenics may contain caffeine and ephedra, or ephedrine. Benefits of caffeine
Sports performance Caffeine can improve physical performance during endurance exercise.
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) recognize
that caffeine can increase endurance performance, endurance capacity, and reduction in perceived exertion.
However, the effects on short-term, high-intensity
exercise remain inconclusive. Risks Depression A high caffeine intake may worsen symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Research published in 2016 found that, in
234 middle school students in Korea, a higher caffeine intake was linked higher weight, lower academic achievement, and a higher risk of severe depression.
However, whether the caffeine leads to
depression or depression causes people to consume more caffeine remains unclear. Risks Blood sugar People with type 2 diabetes report that their blood glucose levels rise after consuming caffeine.
There is some evidence that caffeine may
impair insulin action, leading to a small but detectable rise in blood sugar levels, particularly after meals. Thanks for listening!
