Caffeine?s reason for being part of an early morning ritual for millions of people around the world is its ability to wake up one?s body. It has been scientifically proven many times that caffeine accomplishes this task by speeding up the nervous system (Anderson ?Decaff Anyone??). Therefore, caffeine will increase pulse rate (probability greater than alpha).
Although not many articles on the effects of caffeine on the digestive system were read, one article analyzed this subject very well. Powers Sk, ?Caffeine and Endurance performance? it asserts that caffeine is a major diuretic. The caffeine goes through one?s system offering little nutritional value, and exiting the system by dehydrating it. Hence, caffeine in large amounts will create dehydration on the digestive system (probability greater than alpha).
Because of extensive research and a well-thought experiment, I know a lot more about caffeine. Though it would have been easy to accept the ideas and theories of my father, thoroughly investigating this problem has supplied information that is more reliable. Undergoing the experiment will be the final step to my investigation on caffeine.
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