Caffeine by https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine Shannon Bell en-us 2013-11-06 19:58:12 UTC 2023-06-10 07:57:07 UTC hello@padlet.com http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2478/3974559627_d0a10857b5_b.jpg Caffeine is commonly found in coffee, tea, guarana, mate and cola.  shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16075723 2013-11-06 20:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16075723 Caffeine is an addictive stimulant that acts on the central nervous system. shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16075963 2013-11-06 20:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16075963 shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16076008 Because it is lipid and water soluble, it can pass through the brain easily.

]]> 2013-11-06 20:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16076008 Caffeine is roughly the same shape as adenosine, so they combine to the same receptors. shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16076110 This is called competetive inhibition.

]]> 2013-11-06 20:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16076110 shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16076188 Caffeine stimulates the production of both adrenaline and dopamine.

]]> 2013-11-06 20:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16076188 A lethal dose of caffeine is 200mg/kg. shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16076328 It would take roughly 10,000 mg of caffeine to kill me.

]]> 2013-11-06 20:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16076328 Caffeine is commonly used to treat ailments. shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16076572 ADHD, asthma, shortness of breath, low blood pressure, etc.

]]> 2013-11-06 20:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16076572 Amounts of Caffeine per Drink shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16076792 8 oz. brewed coffee - 95-200mg.

8 oz. black tea - 40-120mg.

8 oz. green tea - 15-60mg.

12 oz. soft drink - 20-80mg.

Sports/Energy drinks - 48-300mg.

]]> 2013-11-06 20:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16076792 90% of Americans comsume caffeine in some form. shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16077267 Over 50% of adults drink over 300mg. of caffeine per day.

]]> 2013-11-06 20:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16077267 shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16077417 20-30% of Americans consume over 600mg. of caffeine per day

]]> 2013-11-06 20:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16077417 The full name of caffeine is  trimethylxanthine shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16077584 2013-11-06 20:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16077584 Coffee was discovered as such a stimulant by African soldiers in 800AD. shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16077655 By the 1400s, it was a staple.

]]> 2013-11-06 20:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16077655 Caffeine is often found in weight loss pills because it stimulates metabolism. shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16077857 2013-11-06 20:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16077857 Adrenaline causes... shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16077991 -dilated pupils

-release of sugar from the liver

-higher blood pressure

-wider air ways

-tightened muscles

]]> 2013-11-06 20:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16077991 The So-Called "Caffeine Curve" shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16169228 2013-11-07 20:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16169228 shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16169605 2013-11-07 20:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16169605 shannon_bell_77 https://padlet.com/shannon_bell_77/bell_caffeine/wish/16169994 Normally, caffeine is a white, crystalline

structure. This allows it to be added to

drinks and foods.

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