Facts About Caffeine
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Caffeine
1. How much should Caffeine should be taken?
Adults should limit their intake to about 250mg per day. Pregnant women should be much more conservative with their intake.
2. What are it’s effects and is there scientific evidence to prove it?
Caffeine is used to boost energy and is perfect to super energize your
body for powerful workouts. It is a fast-acting substance that delivers
the right molecular structure to your energy systems for maximum energy
and power output. Caffeine acts like Ephedra to increase alertness and
provide the neurological surge you need to train to the max. However,
it is not just a stimulant. This powerful substance works right into
the muscle cell to provide lasting power and delays muscle fatigue.
So how does caffeine provide you with maximum energy and increased
endurance? Caffeine causes more alertness and increases levels of
focus. The structure of caffeine is very similar to that of adenine (C
5 H 5 N 5; 6-aminopurine; a component of ATP, DNA, and cyclic AMP).
This explains why caffeine has such a stimulating effect. Because of
the structural similarities, caffeine can fit into adenosine receptors,
keeping cyclic AMP active rather than it being broken down. When cyclic
AMP is broken down, the body’s supply of energy decreases. Caffeine
fools the body into using enzymes instead to break it down; the cyclic
AMP supply stays at a higher level for longer!
3. Who really needs to take it?
Nobody actually needs caffeine per se, but articles that have been
written said if all of America were to stop drinking
caffeine-containing drinks, productivity would fall by 70%. So, anyone
who wants to be more alert and needs a mental or physical boost could
use caffeine safely. Anyone who does not like coffee or who doesn’t
want to drink caffeinated drinks could easily supplement their diets
with an energy-enhancing supplement that contains caffeine.
4. What is it and where does it come from?
Caffeine was discovered in 1820. In 1838, it was found that theine, a
substance in tea, was chemically identical to caffeine. A handful of
caffeine containing plants are used more around the world as a beverage
than any other plants or herbs put together. Some of the many natural
plants containing caffeine are: Coffee, Tea, Kola, Cocoa, and Guarana.
Caffeine is an alkaloid; of which there are numerous compounds such as
the methylxanthines, with three distinguished compounds: caffeine,
theophylline, and theobromine, found in guarana, kola nuts, coffee,
tea, cocoa beans, mate and other plants. These compounds have different
biochemical effects, and are present in different ratios in the
different plant sources.
Caffeine is the most popular drug in the World. It is a strong
stimulant to the Central Nervous System. Moderate use provides positive
effects for everyone, male and female; although excessive use can cause
unwanted side effects.
