The crisp taste of coffee is loved by many people. What is wrong with kids loving it too? Many people ponder what is the right thing to is…. Let their kids have coffee or let them grow up and become mature adults first. Kids should be allowed to have coffee because it has antioxidants, coffee can cure diseases, and increases alertness and focus.
First things first, coffee has antioxidants. Our bodies contain reactive molecules called free radicals. The free radicals have unpaired electrons that can severely damage important cell structures. Antioxidants including polyphenols and hydrocinnamic acids disarm free radicals by donating electrons. Antioxidants are protecting people against aging and disease that include oxidative stress. They are also important in health overall. Secondly, coffee can prevent many diseases. Coffee can prevent Skin cancer, Breast cancer, Diabetes, Colon cancer, and even Alzheimer’s disease. Coffee can also reduce
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Coffee helps one concentrate on a task, especially with with tons of distractions. Coffee also enriches Short Term Memory (STM) and Long Term Memory (LTM). This helps retain information and helps remember things easily without much trouble. Of course, caffeine is a stimulant that keeps one awake, which is a benefit, too.
I understand that with these perks, there are drawbacks. A person that drinks coffee can develop insomnia, jitteriness, upset stomachs, headaches, difficulty concentrating, and and increased heart rate. Coffee can also interfere with calcium absorption. I understand there might be concern. After all, Canada has caffeine intake limit for kids (45 mg). But one cup once in a great while shouldn’t cause harm.
In conclusion, children should have permission to have a cup of coffee once in a while. There a lot of perks that can help one have a healthy lifestyle. A few drawbacks sure, but an occasional cup of joe shouldn’t do any
Caffeine raises your blood pressure when you drink/eat it, raising your blood pressure in general is not a good thing but imagine drinking and/or eating caffeine daily, and your blood pressure constantly rising. Another negative aspect is that caffeine can have a disruptive effect on your sleep. The most obvious effect of the caffeine is that it can make it hard for you to fall asleep. It can help you stay awake during the day but can also make you stay awake during the night when you are trying to fall asleep. You can also have withdraws from caffeine, going back to the story “Java Man” the author Malcolm Gladwell considered it a drug and remember you can get addicted to drugs (you can really get addicted to anything). There are plenty more negative ways caffeine can disrupt your lifestyle but you know what they say for every negative thing you can say there can be some
The idea that coffee stunts growth is a myth; hereditary determines a person 's height, and coffee provided benefits for an individual 's health. Although adding coffee addictions such as sugar and creamer detracts from coffees commendable health effects would not be beneficial. This brown, liquid, hot fresh beverage has proven through various studies and experiments, why individuals must drink coffee everyday. As stated before, over half of all Americans drink coffee everyday, with the population’s height growing every year. Perhaps, as years progress the height will keep getting towering, making the myth
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Caffeine and coffee are a daily part of life for most people in modern society. The discovery of the coffee bean is said to have been in Ethiopia, when a sleepy eyed goat herder noticed his goats eating red berries, he then noticed the effect it had on them as they jumped and danced around him. He then tasted the berries and his eyes opened wide, he took them to the local village who also liked it and in particular the monks who used the berries to keep them awake during meditation.
By this definition, and after knowing the effects of caffeine upon the human body, I have come to the conclusion that drinking caffeine is a sign of a lack of respect for oneself, and of an unappreciative attitude toward the life that each of us has been blessed with. Furthermore, it shows of either our inability, or unwillingness to learn to think clearly.
Caffeine, also known as methyltheobromine, is a central nervous system stimulant that humans consume on a daily basis. Found in coffee, tea, and other caffeinated beverages, caffeine has many side effects. While caffeine can make the consumer feel more alert, there are health concerns such as dependence and hypertension.
The media fails to project the negative effects of excessive caffeine intake. This literature review will illustrate how excessive caffeine consumption can be detrimental to one’s life, and how problematic caffeine use derives from conditioning by the caffeine industry. Caffeine is the single most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the United States (Einöther & Giesbrecht, 2013). According to Einöther and Giesbrecht (2013), 80% of the world’s population consumes caffeinated products every day, with coffee and tea being the primary sources. In the recent years, the demand for coffee has increased, causing the caffeine industry to create an expansion of coffee shops, new caffeinated beverages (Bailey, Saldanha, Gahche, & Dwyer, 2014), and mass-media advertising.
Coffee is the first thing that people associate with instant energy on a groggy morning. “In the U.S., coffee is king of beverages” (Reinke) Research has been done that has named coffee as an addiction to the people who consume large quantities of it. Coffee was named the top source of antioxidants. This is partly because of the amount consumed each day. Some of the antioxidants that coffee has are quinines and chlorogenic acid. It also contains trigonelline, an antibacterial compound. This is where coffee acquires its delicious aroma. Now let’s step back for a minute and just think about how much caffeine people consume. In an 8oz cup of coffee it has about 85 milligrams of caffeine. This is about double the amount that tea contains. Studies have shown that caffeine stimulates the brain and nervous system. This is where you get that energized feeling. After about the third cup, knees start to bounce, pens are clicking and people start running laps around the office. Caffeine can become addicting if you drink too much. Coffee can become that addictive habit people are unable to shake.
Gatlin, Latarcha. (2014, Jan. 12). Caffeine has positive effect on memory, Johns Hopkins researchers say. HUB.
Americans are obsessed with a lot of things: our smart phones, celebrities, and finding a good bargain. But perhaps the thing we’re most obsessed with is good ol’ coffee. For many of us, our mornings are perfectly diabolical without at least a cup or two or three of the stuff. And, come 2 o’clock, when we know in our heart and bones we’ll never make it ‘til five and we need that pick me up, many of us head to the nearest deli or barista to grab a cup of “second wind.”
... middle of paper ... ... In American society, coffee, energy drinks, and soda are becoming a very large problem. Our society is becoming engrossed with caffeine and many people are falling ill with its unnoticed negative properties.
Heavy consumption of boiled coffee elevates blood total and LDL cholesterol levels. Unfiltered coffee is a significant source of cafestol and kahweol, which are diterpenes responsible for cholesterol-raising effects of coffee. Diterpenes are extracted by hot water but are retained by a paper filter. This explains why filtered coffee does not affect cholesterol, whereas Scandinavian boiled, cafetiere, and Turkish coffees do.
...ic effect, coffee (regular of decaffeinated) can also be considered as long term preventative measure as it lowers urate levels as well as the risk of gout and some associated comorbidities. This protection increases with an increase in number of cups of coffee consumed per day.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It usually gives your body the essential nutrients it needs. It provides you with the energy you need to face the day. This is the reason why you should not skip breakfast. Breakfast does not only boost your body’s metabolism but can also jump-start your brain. When you take breakfast, you normally give your muscles glycogen. This means that you will have more energy and you won’t feel like a slug. This can make you to become more active and this will make you burn several calories. This can also help in weight loss and so on.
“You usually drink coffee when you are sleep-deprived, right? Well, that much-needed jolt not only keeps you awake, it makes you sharper. CNN reports that coffee allows your brain to work in a much more efficient and smarter way. TIME reporter, Michael Lemonick, says, “When you’re sleep-deprived and you take caffeine, pretty much anything you measure will improve: reaction time, vigilance, attention, logical reasoning — most of the complex functions you associate with intelligence.”(Michael Lemonick) (Jacques,