Caffeine

Alexis Beren

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Chemical Formula - C8H10N4O2

Trimethylxanthine is a chemical that is commonly known as caffeine. A normal dose of caffeine is 100mg, about the amount found in the average cup of coffee. The recommended maximum safe amount of caffeine per day is 300mg. Caffeine helps to regulate the central nervous system, heart, blood vessels, and kidneys. It is even used as an antidote to respiratory depression caused by a drug overdose. Caffeine can even reduce the risk of type II diabetes mellitus. To much caffeine, however, can cause health problems. Caffeine intoxication can cause many symptoms, including "nervousness, excitement, increased urination, insomnia, flushed face, cold hands/feet, intestinal complaints, and sometimes hallucinations." In some people caffeine intoxication occurs after as little as 250mg of caffeine. To much caffeine could even kill you. The fatal amount of caffeine for an adult is about 13 to 19 grams.

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