I’ve been consuming caffeine daily since I was 5 but I never had any bad experience with it. I turned out to be fine. I discovered a few days ago that Caffeine is considered to be bad for children and Honestly I was surprised. Does the negative effects of caffeine like anxiety and sleep disturbance not apply to adults? Do people turn 18 and suddenly caffeine becomes healthy for them?
In: 0
One of the issues is that caffeine is processed by the liver, which doesn’t become fully functioning until a certain age (usually less than 1 year old, but still relevant some times). Another issue is that caffeine inhibits behavior that is important for child growth; size growth is most efficient when sleeping regularly, for instance.
It’s also a psychoactive drug (probably the most widely consumed one even), so some of the statement could be simply based on the idea that individuals still developing their personality shouldn’t have it frequently altered by a substance. Similarly, alcohol is bad for adults as well as children, but the laws only forbids it for children. It’s less “you’re old enough, this won’t hurt you” and more “you’re old enough, you can decide to hurt yourself now”.
Latest Answers