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Caffeine Addiction Surely whenever we hear caffeine the first thing that comes to our mind is coffee and tea but interestingly did you know besides these there are other sources of caffeine too such as cocoa and kola nuts of which most of us were not aware about Yes I know quite surprising now our favourite chocolates too contain caffeine Caffeine can also be found in soft drinks energy drinks and in some over the counter medications such as cough syrups as well as in diet pills too Caffeine is considered as a stimulant to the nervous system and regular intake of caffeine can cause physical dependence on it The content of caffeine varies from food to food and depends on serving size of food or beverage Caffeine either it be in small doses or large doses a regular intake of it can make one an addict and this addiction like other addictions does have withdrawal symptoms too if you abruptly stop taking in caffeine So how much intake of caffeine can be classified as an addiction According to studies people consuming minimum of 100mg of caffeine per day started to show withdrawal symptoms when they stopped taking it Causes Teenagers have become an addict due to stress of studies they find comfort in drinking coffee or tea One of the effects of caffeine is increased alertness this is one of the major factors that people intake caffeine though it has been found that this effect diminishes overtime with regular intake Another cause for addiction is lifestyle people have made it a habit to intake caffeine on regular basis people enjoy the caffeine and have developed a taste for it so they made it a part of their regular routine As per an experiment carried out by 180 Soviet doctors on thousands of their patients they found that when the body oxygen test is less than 20 seconds norm is 40 50 seconds people become addicts
