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Brady Rohler

Lyons/Murphy

English III

January 12, 2018

Positive Effects of Caffeine

Many thing’s people eat, or drink has caffeine in them like Coffee, Tea, Chocolate,

Soda… etc. many people drink or eat these items on the daily. With so many people eating or

drinking these items, what could be good about them? In fact, “caffeine may protect against

Parkinson’s disease: research shows that those who consume coffee are at less risk of

Developing Parkinson’s disease and it even reduces the risk of those genetically more likely to

develop the condition” (“Top 25”). Caffeine has positive impacts on people’s lives with

increasing productivity, better socializing, and it has positive health benefits.

Caffeine has positives impacts on people’s life with increasing productivity. Some people

are calling it “the equivalent of oil, fueling the human body” (“Caffeine”). With caffeine being a

fueling mechanism for humans it is said to be the part of “The great transformation of human

economic endeavor from the farm to the factory” (“Caffeine”). With the great human economic

endeavor, it led to the booming of industries and companies, with so much more business many

people need to wake up earlier and earlier. The owners of companies “swear by coffee when it

comes to increasing their productivity” (Scalice). In fact, “Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of

Amazon.com said ‘in Seattle you haven’t had enough coffee until you can thread a sewing

machine while it is running’” (Scalice). With coffee being the major consumption and way of

obtaining caffeine, without it people are saying that the 24-hour society we live in would not be

possible.
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Caffeine makes working more productive, many workers obtain their caffeine through

drinking coffee, and what a better place to get coffee than a coffee shop. Most people who work

from their computers or students who do their work on computers use coffee shops to relax and

work. According to a journal of consumer research study “Low-level sound makes it tougher for

the brain to process information, which prompts more abstract thinking and creative problem

solving” (Frisch). For example, this can be good for workers and students since it promotes

better work and be helpful to think freely for their work. Some people say, “drinking coffee

stimulates their brains, blowing out all the cobwebs and making room for innovative thinking or

a jolt of inspiration” (Frisch).

Caffeine can also be used to make people more alert in their busy lives. A chemical that

one’s body naturally produces that makes a person feel tired is called Adenosine. Caffeine blocks

the Adenosine receptors making one’s body stop producing Adenosine until the caffeine wears

off (Frisch). Also, according to a nutrition study that reviewed scores of scientific research on

caffeine, caffeine ramps up the brains energy levels producing enhanced memory, a better ability

to focus, and better cognitive function overall (Frisch). Another example is that, caffeine makes

people more alert and less tired, this is good for when one person is driving so they stay alert and

awake while behind the wheel of a vehicle (“Top 25”). Also, with caffeine making poeple more

alert, it can also help people be more creative both individually and in group settings. “sitting

together over coffee at work can break down social and professional barriers, leading to more

casual or free-wheeling conversations” (Frisch).

Caffeine has also been used as a form of socializing for many years. “In the middle east,

public coffee houses were ‘where people could listen to music, watch performers, play chess,

and discuss the news of the day over a cup of coffee” (“Coffee”). Coffee houses were such an
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important center for the exchange of information that they used to be referred to as “schools of

the wise” (“Coffee”). In addition, “historically coffee houses have been an important social

gathering point in Europe and their appearance encouraged several cultural and political

transformations during the 17th and 18th centuries” (“Coffee”). Furthermore, Coffee houses were

very popular with philosophers, antiquarians, and historians. “coffee houses were used by like-

minded scholars to congregate, lead, learn from and debate with each other” (“Coffee”).

With caffeine being used in the past for socializing it is still used today to socialize.

“Many entrepreneurs use the fact that coffee can make people be more supportive of each other

in social situations” (Scalice). Coffee houses may be playing a bigger role in creating social

networks, with coffee houses providing “a space for regular, but unplanned, interaction with

members of the community” (“Coffee”). Some research suggests, “that we use light hearted

conversations to establish and maintain our connection within a group, as well as for mere

information transfer” (“Coffee”).

Caffeine can also be very helpful for health reasons. For example, “caffeine helps those

with asthma. A study published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine concluded that caffeine

seems to open airways and help asthmatics breathe easier” (“Top 25”). Also, “caffeine may

prevent skin cancer” (“Top 25”). Another study showed “that caffeinated coffee drinkers have

less risk of developing melanoma” (“Top 25”). Coffee and tea can help to lower blood pressure

according to study out of Paris. Tea drinkers had the greatest blood pressure benefit (“Top 25”).

Coffee and tea has been found to reduce or prevent the risks of many types of cancer. For

instance, “caffeinated coffee cuts mouth and throat cancer risks by 50%” (“Top 25”). Also, non-

alcoholics with fatty liver disease can benefit from caffeine because it reduces the fatty liver

(“Top 25”).
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Caffeine can also help with daily health issues and benefit someone after doing physical

activity. For example, “caffeine mixed with carbs replenishes muscle glycogen concentrations

faster after exercise” (“Top 25”). Also, “caffeine relieves pain associated with sleep loss better

than analgesics” (“Top 25”).

Caffeine has positive impacts on people’s lives with increasing productivity, better

socializing, and it has positive health benefits.