Chapter 11: Caffeine – Flashcards
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What goat story describes coffee's legendary discovery?
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coffee was originally discovered by an Ethiopian goat herder, Kaldi who noticed abnormal activity after the goats consumed the berries off the coffee pant
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The early history of coffee included a 1674 pamphlet from England; what was it called?
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The Women's Petition Against Coffee
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According to statistics Canada (2009), which province in Canada consumed the highest amount of coffee per person?
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Quebec at 70% adults
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In the early 18th century, what were English coffee houses referred to as?
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Penny Univercities; a penny per cup people listened an learned from literary and political people of the era
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Coffee houses first began appearing in which two countries?
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England (1650) and France (1671)
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In which region of the world does the first documented existence of tea exist?
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Chinese manuscript in China
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In 2008, what was the approximate per capita consumption of tea in Canada?
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79.4 L because of the antioxidants in some of the teas
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Which country is the world's largest producer?
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Brazil, in 2009 produced 2.5 times as much as Vietnam
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After coffee and tea were introduced to Europe, approximately how long would it take chocolate to arrive?
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a century before coffee and tea, use spread slowly
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Who kept the process of preparing chocolate from the coca bean a secret until the 17th century?
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the Spanish
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Which culture originated the process of preparing chocolate by drinking the pods in the sun, roasting them,removing the husks and then grinding the coca kernels?
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the Aztecs
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Green, black and oolong tea are all prepared from the leaves from what?
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a bush or 5-10 m tree in the mountains of China, Siri Lanka, India or Indonesia
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Theobroma, the genus name for the cocoa tree, is Latin for what?
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food of the gods
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Most regular brewed teas have about how much caffeine per cup?
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40-60 mg of caffeine/cup
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What is the unique xanthine found in chocolate?
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theobromine
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What modern day cola drink began as a nerve tonic?
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coca cola
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Why did the FDA in 1909 seize some coca cola syrup and file charges against the coca cola company?
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the syrup was misbranded and contained no coca, it contained caffeine (added poisonous ingredient)
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What has been used to desensitize the user to symptoms of alcohol intoxication, increasing the potential for alcohol abuse and alcohol-related harm?
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high caffeine energy drinks
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What are the current FDA rules on Cola drinks caffeine quantities for 12 oz?
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cola doesn't have to have caffeine, if need be it can't have more than 0.02% (0.2 mg/mL)
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What is the most consistent withdrawal symptom after chronic caffeine use?
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a head ache occurs 18-19 hours after a recent caffeine intake; fatigue and head ache/dysphoric mood/flu-like somatic symptoms
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How does caffeine work in the brain?
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blocks the brains receptors; caffeine stops the adeosene from attaching and activating the receptor
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What has caffeine been shown to be an effective treatment for?
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regular coffee consumption reduces the risk for Parkinson's disease
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Several studies support the idea that caffeine does what to intoxicated individuals?
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caffeine makes you more alert, but co-ordination and concentration is still impaired
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Consuming more then how many milligrams of caffeine per day is believed to reduce a women's chance of becoming pregnant?
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more than 300 mg of caffeine
