Here's a health info for you to know about caffeine...
What is actually caffeine? Well, according to Wikipedia the word "caffeine" is derived from the French word for coffee (café) while in Medicine Net.Com , it came from the German word kaffee which means coffee.
Source of caffeine :
Wikipedia explains that caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds, leaves, and fruit of some plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding on the plants. It is most commonly consumed by humans in infusions extracted from the seed of the coffee plant and the leaves of the tea bush, as well as from various foods and drinks containing products derived from the kola nut. Other sources include yerba maté, guarana berries, guayusa, and the yaupon holly.
While Medicine Net.Com says that caffeine is naturally found in certain leaves, beans, and fruits of over 60 plants worldwide. Its bitterness acts as a deterrent to pests. The most common sources in our diet are coffee, tea leaves, cocoa beans, cola, and energy drinks. Caffeine can also be produced synthetically and added to food, beverages, supplements, and medications.
The table from Medicine Net .Com is shown as below for per servings of food & beverage product and even medicine :
| Coffee | |
| Plain, brewed 8 oz |
135 mg (range 102-200)
|
| Instant 8 oz | 95 mg (range 27-173) |
| Espresso 1 oz | 40 mg (range 30-90) |
| Plain, decaffeinated 8 oz | 5 mg (range 3-12) |
| Tea | |
| Tea, brewed | 53 mg (range 40-120) |
| Green tea 8 oz | 25-40 mg |
| Black tea 8 oz | 40-70 mg |
| Soft drinks | |
| Barq's Root Beer | 22 mg |
| Coca-Cola Classic 12 oz | 35 mg |
| Diet Coke 12 oz | 47 mg |
| Dr. Pepper 12 oz | 42 mg |
| Dr. Pepper, diet 12 oz | 44 mg |
| Jolt Cola 12 oz | 72 mg |
| Mountain Dew, regular or diet 12 oz | 54 mg |
| Mountain Dew, MDX, regular or diet 12 oz | 71 mg |
| Pepsi-Cola 12 oz | 38 mg |
| Pepsi, diet 12 oz | 36 mg |
| Sunkist Orange 12 oz | 42 mg |
| Tab 12 oz | 46.5 mg |
| Vault 12 oz | 71 mg |
| Energy drink | |
| Full Throttle 16 oz | 144 mg |
| Monster Energy 16 oz | 160 mg |
| Red Bull 8.5 oz | 80 mg |
| Rip It 8 oz | 100 mg |
| SoBe No Fear 8 oz | 130 mg |
| Spike Shooter 8.4 oz | 300 mg |
| Chocolate, candies, other | |
| Candy, milk chocolate 1 bar (1.5 oz) | 9 mg |
| Candy, sweet chocolate 1 bar (1.45 oz) | 27 mg |
| Cocoa mix, powder 3 tsp | 5 mg |
| Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Bar 1.45 oz | 31 mg |
| Hot cocoa 8 oz | 9 mg (range 3-13 mg) |
| Jolt caffeinated gum 1 stick | 33 mg |
| Puddings, chocolate, ready to eat 4 oz | 9 mg |
| Frozen desserts | |
| Ben & Jerry's Coffee Heath Bar Crunch 8 oz | 84 mg |
| Ben & Jerry's Coffee Flavored ice cream 8 oz | 68 mg |
| Häagen-Dazs Coffee ice cream 8 oz | 58 mg |
| Häagen-Dazs Coffee frozen yogurt 8 oz | 58 mg |
| Medicine: over the counter | |
| Excedrin Extra Strength 1 tablet | 65 mg |
| Bayer Select Maximum Strength | 65.4 mg |
| Midol Menstrual Maximum Strength | 60 mg |
| NoDoz Maximum Strength 1 tablet | 200 mg |
| Pain Reliever Tablets | 65 mg |
| Vivarin 1 tablet | 200 mg |
Effects of caffeine to our body :
Picture source : Wikipedia
Caffeine has its advantages and disadvantages. According to Nemours caffeine is diuretic, meaning it causes a person to urinate (pee) more. It's not clear whether this causes dehydration or not. To be safe, it's probably a good idea to stay away from too much caffeine in hot weather, during long workouts, or in other situations where you might sweat a lot.
Caffeine may also cause the body to lose calcium, and that can lead to bone loss over time. Drinking caffeine-containing soft drinks and coffee instead of milk can have an even greater impact on bone density and the risk of developing osteoporosis.
Caffeine can aggravate certain heart problems. It may also interact with some medications or supplements. If you are stressed or anxious, caffeine can make these feelings worse. Although caffeine is sometimes used to treat migraine headaches, it can make headaches worse for some people.
Although caffeine gives effect to the body, it can be controlled by the amount intake of caffeine in a persons daily food consumption. But, take good precautions as it can also be fatal if a person if taken in high dosage..
Source:Wikipedia
Medicine Net.com
Kidshealth
Mayo Clinic
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