A German scientist discovered caffeine. It is a bitter alkaloid and is widely used in the world today. Beans, fruits and leaves of certain plants are rich with caffeine and every year huge amount of caffeine is extracted from these plants and beans all around the world.
Caffeine has different effects on different animals. The caffeine affects the central nervous system of humans. It is a CNS stimulant and it causes quick recovery from slight drowsiness and restores alertness. This is the greatest benefit of the caffeine which is highly appreciated by the humans. Many beverages contain caffeine and they are very popular among the people of all the ages through out the world. Some of the best energy drinks contain hue amount of caffeine.
FDA in the U.S has listed the caffeine under the category of the safe food substance which is also considered as a multi purpose drug. But despite this rating, there are many side effects of caffeine which are not generally disclosed to the world.
Some of the top scientists in the world claim that the caffeine has side effects which are constantly ignored by the health and drug regulatory agencies. The caffeine is believed to have addictive affects which are constantly being ignored by the world health regulatory authorities. Caffeine is also believed to be unhealthy in many other ways. Its excessive use is believed to be a reason for cancer.
Apart from these side effects, if the addiction to the caffeine is not built and it is taken in small quantities then it can be very useful to attain a boost of energy and can activate your muscles. If you are fatigued then you will be able to reach the top levels again by taken controlled quantity of caffeine.
Diarrhea is another problem which is caused by the excessive intake of caffeine. You will also be suffering from the copious urination if you are not careful about the intake of the caffeine. In some extreme cases, the patients have even seen the facial flushing and have complained about it on certain occasions. We can not say about the side effects of the caffeine with certainty because the will be different for every one. This is due to the different composition of every one else.
Even the dose which will cause the side effects will vary for every one. Not everyone will be facing the same side effects after same amount of doze. Some people would be able to take 4 to 5 cups of the drink full of caffeine where as the others would feel the side effects after the first cup.
So be careful, do not get yourself addicted to the caffeine. This can be a good thing at times but it can be bad if someone gets addicted to the caffeine.