Whats Percolating on College Campuses

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Whats Percolating on College Campuses?
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• Lisa Bickerdyke
• Melissa Folsom
• Lauren Pipitone
• Mary Katherine Saladino

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Disclaimer

• In this presentation the focus is on the uses of
  caffeine on college campuses in the forms of
  caffeinated beverages and cocoa.
• There are other forms such as diet pills or
  caffeine pills that people use as forms of
  caffeine, but those methods are not being
  explained

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What is Caffeine?

• Caffeine - a bitter white alkaloid, C8H10N4O2,
  often derived from tea or coffee and used in
  medicine chiefly as a mild stimulant and to treat
  certain kinds of headaches (dictionary.com, 2003)

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Other Important Definitions

• Stimulant - something that temporarily arouses or
  accelerates physiological or organic activity
  (dictionary.com, 2003)
• Addiction - a compulsive physiological and
  psychological need for a habit-forming substance
  the condition of being habitually or compulsively
  occupied with or involved in something (Webster,
  2002, p.33)

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A Cup of History

• Most popular drug
• Found in over 60 species of plants
• Coffee, tea, soda, and cocoa most popular
• Coffee 75
• Tea 15
• Soda and cocoa 10

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A Second Cup
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• Occurs naturally in coffee beans, tea leaves, and
  cocoa
• Philosophers turn to caffeine to fuel ruminations
• Theodore Roosevelt used it as medicine everyday
  of his life

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Cup o Joe?

• As the lips of a smoker long to pucker up to a
  cigarette, or the veins of a heroin addict sigh
  for a needle, some people crave caffeine or a cup
  of coffee like a major addiction (Gates, 2003)
• Caffeine is the most widely used mood-altering
  drug in the world said Dr. Roland Griffiths

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Cup o Joe?

• More than 80 of college students consume
  caffeine
• Average of about 280 mg a day
• Drink twice as much soda as milk
• Male 3 to 4 cans a day
• Female 2 cans a day
• Stay awake in class
• Stay awake to study

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Survey Results

• How many years have you attended college?
• Have you had any major tests this semester?
• If so, how long did you study for?

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Survey Results

• Do you wait until the last minute to study?
• Do you drink caffeinated beverages to help you
  stay awake?
• If so, do you feel it helped?

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Survey Results

• How often do you drink caffeinated beverages?
• Function as well without it?

• Increase of caffeine since college?
• Is caffeine an addiction?

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The POP! on Soda

• Account for more than a quarter of all drinks
  consumed in the US
• More than 15 billion gallons were sold in 2000
• Diet colas pack more caffeine in them
• Contains more sugar than cookies, candies, and
  ice cream combined

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Pros

• Increases the metabolic rate
• Pain killer
• Anti-oxidants against cancer
• Sleepiness
• Reduce risk of Parkinsons disease
• Helps with skin problems
• Lower blood pressure
• Relieve symptoms of asthma

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.html
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Cons

• Addicting
• Osteoporosis
• Sleeplessness
• Arthritis
• Ulcers and upset stomachs
• Aggravate PMS symptoms
• Glaucoma
• Birth defects
• Affects fertility
• Jitters

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sis/OSP_whatis.html
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Brewing over Caffeine

• Memory
• Alertness
• Depression and aggression
• Anxiety

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• CHART

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