EFFECTS CAFFEINE & ARTIFICIAL ENERGY HAVE ON HUMAN

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Effects Caffeine Artificial Energy have on
Human Physiology

• Lauren Sean

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Objective

• See what effect artificial energy has on the
  human physiology and how homeostasis regulates
  the sudden increase in glucose from the energy
  drinks (Mother).
• Factors to look for Increase in heart rate.
• ? Probability of the liver working faster than
  usual to digest the extra glucose.
• ?What effect it has on the mind response of
  extra energy.

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Materials

• Grayson
• Two cans of mother (1000mL)
• Blood Pressure Equipment
• Thermometer
• Timer

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Procedure

• Before Grayson drinks the Mothers, check his
  pulse, blood pressure, body temperature weight.
• From the time Grayson starts drinking, we check
  his blood pressure, pulse and temp. every ten
  minutes, for 60 minutes.
• Ask questions about how he is feeling and
  describe changes in his personality.
• Test his pulse, temp. and blood pressure after
  the effects stop taking place.

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RESULTS - Before Artificial Energy is Consumed

• Weight 61kg
• Temp 37C
• Systolic (Contraction) 114 Normal range
• Diastolic (Release of Blood) 69 Normal range
• Resting Pulse 96

Information on Mothers (per can)

• Caffeine 160mg
• Energy 975kj
• Taurine 2000mg
• Glucoronolactone 1200mg
• Sugar 52g
• Food Acids 330-331
  
  
  

• Colours 150d 104
• Preservative 202
• Gurana Extract .005
• Includes Anacetol, Nicon, Panthothenic Acid

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RESULTS - During Drinking

• 1st Mother Urge to burp, feels sick, upset
  stomach.
• 2nd Mother More of an upset stomach.

RESULTS - After Drinking

• Shivering/shaking
• Lots of energy/moving everywhere/cant sit
  still/fidgety
• Feels tight in stomach area
• Dramatic/laughing hysterically/weird-like
  behaviour more than usual
• Lots of burping
• Weighs 63kg after drinking
• Looks drugged

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RESULTS - After Drinking - Table

• Became less hyper, still fidgety but more calm,
  sat still after half an hour
• Really needs to pee after the hour
• Weight before peeing 63kg
• After peeing 62kg

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RESULTS After Drinking - Graph
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DISCUSSION

• 1. What body systems undergo a change in
  conditions?

• The primary systems observed having experienced
  change are
• - The circulatory system
• The Nervous System

• It can be speculated, though no measurements or
  monitoring conducted, that the digestive and
  respiratory systems also experienced temporary
  change in rate of function. One small observation
  made was Graysons immediate need to urinate
  after consumption of the energy drink.

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• 2. What body processes change during and after
  your experiment?

• - Assumed rate of enzyme activity and digestion
  of digestive system are increased.
• Production of insulin to cope with influx of
  glucose in blood.
• Stimulants and energy of Mother instigate
  heart pressure and rate increases.
• All elevated rates and changes in body process
  return to normal ranges after effects of Mother
  wear off.
• Increase in Peripheral Nervous System activity
  and delusional behaviour by the Central Nervous
  System.

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• 3. In what ways does the body change during your
  experiment?

• - Assumed that rate of enzyme activity and
  digestion of digestive system are increased after
  body realises presence of food.
• Upon processing of nutrients, and importantly
  stimulants including caffeine, increase in blood
  glucose levels lead to the observed physiological
  effects, increase in insulin production, and
  behavioural effects by stimulants on the nervous
  system.
• Stimulants and energy of Mother also caused
  heart pressure and rate to increase.
• - Heart rate and pressure wore off after high,
  though stayed slightly elevated. Behaviour
  returned to what is considered normal for
  Grayson.

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• 4. In what ways does the body change after your
  experiment?

-Heart rate and pressure wore off after high,
though stayed slightly elevated. -Behaviour
returned to what is considered normal for
Grayson. - Presence of urine in bladder triggered
strong urge to urinate.
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• 5. What factors may play a role in the body's
  response to your stimulus?

• Quantity of food already being digested by the
  digestive system.
• Volume of liquids, including water, consumed and
  circulating in blood stream.
• Height and Weight of individual.
• Individuals suffering from diabetes or similar
  disease would yield varied results.
• Concentration and amount of stimulus applied.
• Extreme temperatures of environment outside of
  body.
• Ongoing activity of the individual.

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• 6. What body systems control or influence the
  body's ability to recover to normal?

• Insulin from the endocrine system will influence
  rate of glucose absorption.
• Function and efficiency of the circulation
  system. Detection of rising levels of nutrients.
• Ability of the nervous system to send a negative
  feedback response to the stimulus.

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• 7. Why do you think that it is important for body
  functions to return to normal after exercise?

• If these functions were to stay abnormal, then
  the body would suffer immense stress and over
  sustained periods of time they would degenerate
  and essentially break from overuse.
• Over consumption of nutrients will occur.
• Dehydration and fatigue would take place.
• Its unrealistic to expect anyone to cope with
  abnormally high or low levels of body function,
  without experiencing severe side effects and even
  death.

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• 8. What is Homeostasis?

- Homeostasis is the regulation of the bodys
internal environment and to keep physiological
conditions, in response to factors outside of the
body, stable.
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• Stimulus response model of Experiment.

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• Conclusion
• - Drinking liquids of high energy and stimulant
  content will trigger the body to seek ways to
  expend the energy.
• - Stimulants like caffeine, coupled with the
  energy will cause the heart to pump faster and
  harder.
• - There dont seem to be any lasting side
  effects.
• - Most importantly, energy drinks effect the
  nervous system and cause erratic and delirious
  behaviour by the individual.
• - Potentially, the over consumption may cause
  more serious side effects, of which may be long
  term.