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The health problems and hazards caused by addiction to CaffeineBY: David Prakash Kumar | Category: Food and Drinks | Post Date: 2009-08-12
Caffeine is a drug that kills thousands of people every year. Though the awareness on the ill effects of caffeine has been on the rise all over the world, the number of people who have been using caffeine has been on the rise. This is due to the fact that caffeine is masked in various drinks and food products. This causes subtle addictions. This leads to further intake of caffeine. Long-term intake of caffeine in various products can kill a person. This is the reason caffeine has been called as ‘pet poison'. The ill effects and health problems associated with caffeine have been proven beyond doubt. Source of caffeine: Coffee: The roasted coffee seeds from South and Central America, Arabia and India. Tea: The tealeaves produced in China, Japan and India Mate Tea: Leaves from Paraguay and Argentina Guarana: Ground seeds of Paullinia from Brazil Kola / Cola: The dried kola nuts from West Africa, that is chewed in African countries Cocoa: The crushed seeds of the chocolate trees from Central America. Effects of caffeine intake: 1. Stimulating effects: The early and most important effect when coffee is drunk is that it causes a stimulation or excitation of the nervous system. There is a rapid flow of thought after drinking the coffee. His effect is due to the presence of caffeine. This appears to overcome the fatigue and drowsiness. 2. Sleeplessness: The caffeine in the drink can cause the person to overcome the drowsiness. The person who drinks any beverage containing caffeine at night usually suffers from restlessness and the inability to sleep also called as insomnia. 3. Addiction: When a person who habitually drinks any beverage that contains caffeine stops intake of the beverage, then the person becomes tired and fatigued. It can also cause tremor, restlessness, sleeplessness and nervousness. These are typical signs of addiction to drugs. This is because the body has become addicted to caffeine and needs more caffeine to satisfy. 4. Soft drinks: Various colas in the market are loaded with caffeine. This is the reason that drinking these are very harmful for children as well as adults. The soft drinks also contain a large amount of sugar. The sugar and the caffeine content in the soft drinks make them like a ticking time bomb that is waiting to burst and cause all kinds of ill effects on the health of the individual who regularly drinks them. 5. Caffeine and stomach ulcers: It has been found by prominent researchers that caffeine in various drinks cause the exacerbation of stomach ulcers. This is because of the non-neutralizing effect of the caffeine. It stimulates more gastric juice production increasing the acid levels in the stomach leading to increased risk of ulcers. These are the various ill effects on the health that are caused by regular intake of caffeine that is present in various beverages. The best way to prevent these health problems is to discontinue these drinks. Though the effects of caffeine may not be obvious, there are minor changes happening in the body all the time that can cause permanent damage to the health of the individual. Article Source: http://www.saching.com About Author / Additional Info: I am a physiotherapist and also a freelance writer. I have been writing for many blogs and websites and also take up freelance assignments. Comments are welcome at prakashdavid@rediffmail.com Additional Articles: * A healthy life free of cost! * Television: Harmful Effects in Social life * China's one child policy and birth rate: China Baby Boomer problem. * Commitment – means big stuff Boss!!! * Communication gap in an organization Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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