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…
Caffeine, a miracle drug, has been around globally for thousands of years. Society is continuously talking about how addicted to caffeine the American population is, but how exactly does it affect the human body? Caffeine may not seem like it can do anything harmful to your body, but I want to push you to think harder on how much caffeine you consume daily, how it affects your body, and maybe even consider cutting back on your daily intake. We all know what caffeine is, but if asked to scientifically…
day. He explains the invention of the artificial light can interfere with this normal body process that allows us to get enough sleep. This dependency on artificial light causes most Americans live a majority of their lives with sleep deprivation. Although technological advances can be of great benefit, they tend to cause distraction in our lives which results in sleep deprivation. Lisle explains that each of us inherits certain incentives from our ancestors which he terms The Motivational Triad…