Study: Caffeine is not suitable for children

During the 30-year-old missed, the percentage of children and adolescents who take drinks that contain caffeine by 70 percent, which means that two thirds of children are getting caffeine on a daily basis through drinking soft drinks and energy drinks and other products sold to children Chalskakr and chips potatoes and gum and sunflower seeds.


What is the amount that your children get from caffeine?
Survey found conducted by Dr. William and Arzak and his colleagues from the University of Nebraska that children aged 5 years receive a percentage of caffeine equivalent to the ratio that they contain a bottle of soft drink while getting children aged from 8 to 12 years to 109 mg of caffeine per day, or the equivalent of 3 bottles of soft drinks!
Perhaps one of the reasons why parents are ignoring the seriousness of caffeine for their children, is the method you use and attractive media for marketing of products that contain caffeine.
Although studies have shown that caffeine helps human to lose weight and improve his memory, and tea and coffee contain a very high percentage of antioxidants and Iqian rights of cancer and heart disease, but this applies only to adults.
And, consequently, a set of facts that parents should know about caffeine and its effects on children's health:
1 - caffeine does not contain any nutritional value as it affects the brain chemistry and hinder the process of nerve growth in children, and therefore lead to injury a lot of behavioral problems.
2 - lead caffeine to injury addiction, which means that if you notice that your child deeply attached drinks that contain caffeine and is unable to stop addressed, it indicates that it passes withdrawal symptoms that persist in this case to about 10 days and include headache and drowsiness, insomnia, irritability, lethargy, constipation and depression.
3 - products contain caffeine high percentage of sugar, because of caffeine a bitter taste, so it is necessary to add sugar to it to become a good taste for children.
It is worth mentioning here, is that sugar is a source of empty calories that lead to weight gain and obesity excessive.
4 - caffeine does not provide children's bodies but it reduces the power of feeling unwell-up by the brain, which stimulates children to commit a serious actions.
5 - There is no recommendation by experts about the amount of caffeine that are recommended for children to get them, because children should stop for drinks and foods that contain caffeine altogether.
6 - caffeine leads to injury insomnia Despite that children consume drinks that contain caffeine, believing that this provides them with energy drinks and improved academic performance, but the caffeine makes academic performance worse because it causes them to fatigue.
The study also showed that 90 percent of school students are getting less than 8 hours of sleep a night, and because of their handling of drinks that contain caffeine.
7 - could lead drinks that contain caffeine to exposure to death or incidence of various diseases.
It is worth mentioning here, is that the number of people who had to stay in hospital because of getting a high percentage of caffeine increased rate doubled between 2007 and 2011, as recorded by the Food and Drug Administration federal 18 deaths due to energy drinks.
8 - using publicity campaigns for caffeine products a lot of animation for the marketing of these products, as they portray children who consume caffeine products as children are successful and strong and active.
The percentage of caffeine safe it possible for children to obtain, P is regrettable that there is no law governing the use of caffeine in foods and beverages, but get 100 mg of caffeine per day does not significantly affect the health of children, but that depends on the the size and weight of your child while recommended for adults to get 150 to 200 mg of caffeine daily.
Must also parents to educate themselves about the risks of eating children for beverages and foods that contain caffeine and avoid buying products caffeine when you go out shopping.