Bright, David,. Pollack, C.P. (2003). Pediatrics, caffeine consumptions and weekly sleep patterns in US seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-graders. Pediatrics, 111, 42-46
By
Juliet Elenwo
Section 003
Topic Background The idea being this specific study was to identify the effects of the consumption of caffeine on 7th, 8th, and 9th graders and how it progressively affects the sleep patterns on a weekly basis (weekdays and weekends included) based on the amount consumed and the frequency with which various caffeinated products were consumed.
Purpose of the Study Adults are known to be a wide consumer of caffeine, it is used as a source or energy boost for a body that has been deprived of sleep. According to Bright, D; Pollack, C.P (2003) “Caffeine has been called the most widely consumed psychoactive substance on earth” (p 42). Caffeine is known to have a variety of health effects and challenges such as positive /negative and/ or cognitive/behavioral. Each effect is based upon the amount of consumed and the rate at which it was consumed (frequency). …show more content…
Bright, D; Pollack, C.P (2003) found that “70% of the surveyed days involved caffeine consumption, which increased after Wednesdays, got to its peak on Saturdays and then declining; supporting the original hypothesis that caffeine is used to counteract day time sleepiness” (p 45). Increased wake time was associated to caffeine consumption, and increasing the availability of soft drink dispensing machines in schools may be interfering with nighttime sleep of teenagers. It’s concluded that additional findings need to be done due to the limitations on sample size, insufficient demographic characterization, geographic representation, and lack of objective verification of caffeine
By
Juliet Elenwo
Section 003
Topic Background The idea being this specific study was to identify the effects of the consumption of caffeine on 7th, 8th, and 9th graders and how it progressively affects the sleep patterns on a weekly basis (weekdays and weekends included) based on the amount consumed and the frequency with which various caffeinated products were consumed.
Purpose of the Study Adults are known to be a wide consumer of caffeine, it is used as a source or energy boost for a body that has been deprived of sleep. According to Bright, D; Pollack, C.P (2003) “Caffeine has been called the most widely consumed psychoactive substance on earth” (p 42). Caffeine is known to have a variety of health effects and challenges such as positive /negative and/ or cognitive/behavioral. Each effect is based upon the amount of consumed and the rate at which it was consumed (frequency). …show more content…
Bright, D; Pollack, C.P (2003) found that “70% of the surveyed days involved caffeine consumption, which increased after Wednesdays, got to its peak on Saturdays and then declining; supporting the original hypothesis that caffeine is used to counteract day time sleepiness” (p 45). Increased wake time was associated to caffeine consumption, and increasing the availability of soft drink dispensing machines in schools may be interfering with nighttime sleep of teenagers. It’s concluded that additional findings need to be done due to the limitations on sample size, insufficient demographic characterization, geographic representation, and lack of objective verification of caffeine