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Coffee

I.Introduction
A.Whatislethalat80cups,addicting,andcanincreaseyourriskofgettingcancer?Youprobably
hadsomethismorningitscoffee.
i.Sinceitwasdiscovered16thcentury,coffeehasboomedintothemajorindustrythatithastoday
B.Coffeehasavasthistory,manyeffectsonyourhealth,andhasinfluencedourculture incredibly
C.Imacoffeelovermyselfanddrinkitfrequently,soaftermuchresearch
D.TodayIwillbesharingwithyou
i.Abriefhistoryofcoffeeingeneral
ii.Thehealtheffectsgoodandbadcoffeecanhaveonyourbody
iii.Justhowmuchcoffeehasaffectedourcultureandtodaysworld
II.HistoryofCoffee
A.Mostcommonlyacceptedmythofhowcoffeewasdiscovered
i.Ethiopianhighlands,goatherder
B.17thcenturymovedeasttoEurope
i.Europeantravelersbroughtbacktalesofunusualdarkblackbeverage
C.Opponentsoverlycautiousofcoffee
i.BitterinventionofSatan
ii.Controversybecamesogreat,PopeClementVIIIaskedtointervene.Before
makingdecision,triedsome,founddrinksosatisfying,gavehisapproval
D.Mid1600scoffeefirstbroughttoNorthAmerica
i.Teastillfavoredovercoffee,until1773BostonTeaParty,againstteataxes
ii.ChangedcoffeepreferenceinAmericaforever
E.TodayU.S.consumes25%oftheworldscoffee

i.WearethelargestcoffeeconsumingcountryintheworldnexttoEurope,JapanandItalyat400
millioncupsaday
ii.Becomethe2ndmostfavoreddrinkintheworld(belowwater)
III.Healtheffects
A.Maincontroversycaffeineanditseffectsonperformance,alertness
i.Somesayenergyboostingeffectsofcoffeeareinthemind,andthatreallyonly peoplewhoarent
regularcoffeedrinkerswillgetaboost
ii.However,accordingtoBritishCoffeeAssociation,theyinsistthatevenregular
coffeedrinkerswillfeelmorealertwithanyintakeofcoffee
iii.Researchshowsthough,thatthefirstcaffeineintakedoesntnecessarily
makeapersonanymorealertthansomeonewhodidntconsumecoffee
B.Goodnewshealtheffects
i.Caffeineisthemainactivechemicalincoffee,blocksadenosineachemicalthatmakesyou
naturallydrowsy,increasingyourconcentrationandreactionspeed
ii.6cupsofcoffeeadayhasshowntolowerriskofskincancerby35%
iii.2cupsofcoffeedropspostgymmusclepainby26%
iv.AccordingtoHarvardUniversitycoffeecanalsolowertheriskofdeveloping type2diabetes,
increaselibidoespeciallyinwomen,improvesmemory,andreducesriskofParkinsonsdisease
C.Healthrisks
i.Longtermeffectstricky:oncetemporarystimulationstops,braincellsstart
needingcaffeineforstimulationandsuddenneuralslownessinstalls
(addictions/dependenceoncaffeine)
ii.Highcoffeeconsumptionincreaseslossofbonemineral,leadstorapid
developmentofosteoporosis
iii.HarvardUniversityalsofoundthatexcessivecoffeeconsumptioncanalsoleadtoanincreased
HR,BP,irregularHB

IV.CultureHowcoffeehasaffectedusandourworld

A.World
i.InItaly,espressosoimportant,regulatedbygovernment,consideredessentialpartoflife
ii.AncientArabculture,onlywaywifedivorce,notenoughcoffee
iii.Todaycoffee2ndmosttradeditemintheworld,hugepartofworldseconomy
B.Howdoescoffeeaffectus
i.Surprisedhowmuchyouspendoncoffee,howmuchmoneygoestowardsit
ii.Increasedoursociallivesmatch.comsurveycoffeehousemostpopularfirstdate
iii.Creatednewsocialnormandnewgenerationofcoffeedrinking

V.ConclusionTosumeverythingup
A.Thediscoveryandproductionofcoffeehasforeverchangedourworld
B.Coffeehasaninterestinghistory,goodandbadeffectsonhealth,andhasinfluencedourcountryandour
worldsculturegreatly
C.Toclose,IllleaveyouwithathoughtTrytoimagineyourworldwithoutcoffee.IsureknowthatIcant