Caffeine

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In America %90 of adults consume caffeine. It is found at large quantities, in laves, seeds, and some plant fruits. It is the world most consumed sychoactive drug but unlike many others it is legal.It acts as a nervous system stimulant that makes you have energy. It is commonly use as humans as an energizing but it can also be use as a pesticide. The most popular beverages are made withcaffeine.

Belongs to a chemical class of compounds known as "alkaloids". It is Made of Carbon (C), Nitrogen (N), Oxygen (O) and Hydrogen (H). It can be found in numerous places, but mostly in leaves andseeds of many trees. It is a metabolic and central nervous system stimulant. It can be produced artificially and added to certain foods.

The stomach rapidly absorbs caffeine after ingestion(45 minutes.) It affects the brain, such as nicotine and alcohol. It also causes blood vessel dilation and urine accumulation. It makes your muscle relax, especially in the respiratory tract, often usedto treat asthma. It causes addiction, and trying to quit it, generates painful headaches. It is a very good energizing but addiction has consequences.

It stimulates de body, and causes changesin the chemicals of your brain. Caffeine causes the body to release stored up epinephrine/adrenaline, which are more stimulant chemicals. It is used to improve mental alertness. It can also be usedas a pesticide. Also, some people drink it when they cant urinate and caffeine makes your body want to urinate a lot. Caffeine leads to the release of stored up fat in our body. It encourage weightloss.

Caffeine can be used in a small dose, without any meaningful complications. It can be useful in most of the cases, but it has to be measured in a responsible way. If not, it can causesseveral diseases to our body, and damage us in a persistent way. As any other drug, it shouldn´t be necessary and definitely avoided. But in case health depends on it, it should be regulated, and...
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