Re: How much Caffeine before you would die?
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Originally posted here by gore
[B]So how much Coffee could you drink before you died? How many Kit Kat Bars could you eat before the caffeine in them actually made you die?
REMEMBER THAT CAFFEINE IS ALSO GOOD TO OUR BODY..... :)
Caffeine is known medically as trimethylxanthine, and the chemical formula is C8H10N4O2 . When isolated in pure form, caffeine is a white crystalline powder that tastes very bitter. The chief source of pure caffeine is the process of decaffeinating coffee and tea.
Medically, caffeine is useful as a cardiac stimulant and also as a mild diuretic (it increases urine production). Recreationally, it is used to provide a "boost of energy" or a feeling of heightened alertness. It's often used to stay awake longer -- college students and drivers use it to stay awake late into the night. Many people feel as though they "cannot function" in the morning without a cup of coffee to provide caffeine and the boost it gives them.
Caffeine is an addictive drug. Among its many actions, it operates using the same mechanisms that amphetamines, cocaine, and heroin use to stimulate the brain. On a spectrum, caffeine's effects are more mild than amphetamines, cocaine and heroin, but it is manipulating the same channels, and that is one of the things that gives caffeine its addictive qualities. If you feel like you cannot function without it and must consume it every day, then you are addicted to caffeine.
FYI :D