Caffeine
Characteristics
- Bitter, white, crystaline found in seeds, leaves, nuts, and berries
- Can kill/paralyze insects if they feed on it
- Block interaction between adenosine and it's receptor
- Can impair athletic performance
- Helpful at a high altitude
- Can cause insomnia
Risks
- Increased risk of cancer
- Decreases risk of cardiovastcular disease
- Pregnancy- congentital malformations, misscarriage, and growth ratardations
- Mild increase in urinary output
- Restless, anxious, and irriable
- No addiction liability
Caffeine's Molecular Structure
What Caffeine Can Do To You
Withdrawl Probs
CAFFEINE DOES NOT STUNT A CHILD'S GROWTH
Sources
- Coffee
- Tea
- Alcoholic/energy drinks (Monster, Red Bull, etc.)
- Soft drinks
- Chocolate
- Ice cream
- Weight loss pills
- Pain relievers
- Beef jerky
- Breath fresheners
- Oatmeal
Withdrawl
- Headaches
- Irritability
- Inability to concentrate
- Drowsiness
- Insomnia
- Pain in stomach, upper body, and joints