www.thelighterweigh.com
It is a widely held belief that caffeine stunts growth, but there are no scientific studies to support this claim. However, caffeine is generally not recommended for children because it can cause many side effects such as upset stomach, jitteriness, nervousness, headaches, difficulty concentrating, insomnia, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and dehydration. Because children are smaller than adults, it takes much less caffeine to cause these effects in a child.
I often see children on the line at Starbucks- ordering Decaf drinks and thinking they are safe. All decaffeinated coffee has some caffeine (just less than regular). Starbucks decaf coffee has especially high levels of caffeine. In my opinion, parents should not give their children caffeine.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
1 comment:
im 16, and recently got a new summer job, this job requires me to work 12 hour days, and it has become the habit of the people that i work with, aswell as myself, to drink two rockstar energy drinks throughout the day. At the moment i am 5'9, and would like to be at least 6, when i am older. And as of late i have become worried that the large ammounts of caffeine i have been intaking are affecting my growth.
can you help by possibly giving a site, that has conclusive evidence on the topic? Thanks
Post a Comment