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Understanding the Negative Effects of Caffeine Consumption

Learn about the harmful impact of excessive caffeine intake on hormones, heart health, weight, and more. Discover how caffeine works in the body and the importance of limiting consumption.

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Understanding the Negative Effects of Caffeine Consumption

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  1. How Does Caffeine Affect you Negatively? By: Pavneet Baidwan By: Pavneet Baidwan

  2. Who doesn’t Love coffee? • All of us drink coffee; some of us just drink it to get rid of our once in a while coffee cravings and the others drink it because coffee has became their habit. • 56 percent of Americans enjoyed/still enjoy a morning cup of coffee daily. (Minger,2010)

  3. However… • Too much coffee or any caffeinated drink can be dangerous to our human bodies. • “Caffeine has been called the most popular drug in the world.” (Belenky 2001). • BUT this drug can only give us temporary effect.

  4. How does caffeine work in our body… • “Caffeine enters the bloodstream through the stomach and small intestine and can have a stimulating effect as soon as 15 minutes after it is consumed. (Belenky2001) • It takes 6 hours for that ½ of caffeine to be eliminated.

  5. How does caffeine work in our body… • Because of caffeine when adenosine levels arrive at a specific point in our brain and our spinal cord, then your body will start hinting you towards sleepiness.

  6. Harmfulness of caffeine. • Caffeine affects: hormones, adenosine, cortisol and dopamine levels, which can cause weight gain, heart disease, diabetes and stress. (Scott 2012)

  7. Harmfulness of caffeine. • It can also can also affect cholesterol, blood pressure, homocysteine and cause dehydration. • It also affects your brain disapprovingly

  8. The conclusion about caffeine • Drinking too much caffeine can be quite harmful. It can cause many problems to our body. • Limit your caffeine intake to 8 oz per day. • And caffeine is best to ingest before exercise.

  9. Works cited. • Belenky, Greg. 2001. Caffeine and Sleep. National Sleep foundation. www.speelfoundation.com • Scott, Elizabeth. August 27, 2012. Caffeine, Stress and Your Health: Is Caffeine Your Friend or Your Foe? About.com Stress Management. stress.about.com. • Minger, Denise. May 21, 2010. The Negative Health Effects of Drinking Coffee. www.livestrong.com

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