Caffeine continues to grow in consumption, even though there just is not enough data to justify its growing use. Are we promoting the use and addiction of the new “cocaine”? 85% of American consume at least one drink containing caffeine (Mitchell, D. C., & Knight, C. A. 2014, January). Some of the drinks where we find caffeine is alarming. Caffeine is added to fruit juice, flavored water, sports drinks, to name a few. Sources used included the USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (version 4.1) (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2011) 554 caffeinated beverages were identified.
Caffeine is currently the most widely used drink product in the United States, results showed that 85% of the U.S. population consumes at least one caffeinated beverage per day. Our nation is addicted to caffeine. (Mitchell, D. C., & Knight, C. A. 2014, January) Our country’s industry may run on oil, but the population runs on caffeine. A listing was provide to the Pennsylvania State University Diet …show more content…
This, among others, poses a real problem and concern for health professionals as high blood pressure is clearly associated with a greater risk of strokes and cerebral vascular disease, which concurrently, increases the risk of developing conditions such as vascular dementia (Thompson, R., & K. K. 2004, December). Due to the fact that caffeine is a drug, there is much interest in whether it has the potential to become an abused substance.
Becoming dependent on a drug is seldom viewed as good or positive thing, caffeine addiction is simply this phenomenon. Everyone dependent on caffeine in college or university, both professors and students don't view it as a problem that needs to be fixed (Appleton, M. 2010, January 13) Students admitted they will not give up caffeine because of the withdrawal symptoms experienced. Students also admitted to feeling sick and with severe
Caffeine is currently the most widely used drink product in the United States, results showed that 85% of the U.S. population consumes at least one caffeinated beverage per day. Our nation is addicted to caffeine. (Mitchell, D. C., & Knight, C. A. 2014, January) Our country’s industry may run on oil, but the population runs on caffeine. A listing was provide to the Pennsylvania State University Diet …show more content…
This, among others, poses a real problem and concern for health professionals as high blood pressure is clearly associated with a greater risk of strokes and cerebral vascular disease, which concurrently, increases the risk of developing conditions such as vascular dementia (Thompson, R., & K. K. 2004, December). Due to the fact that caffeine is a drug, there is much interest in whether it has the potential to become an abused substance.
Becoming dependent on a drug is seldom viewed as good or positive thing, caffeine addiction is simply this phenomenon. Everyone dependent on caffeine in college or university, both professors and students don't view it as a problem that needs to be fixed (Appleton, M. 2010, January 13) Students admitted they will not give up caffeine because of the withdrawal symptoms experienced. Students also admitted to feeling sick and with severe