What are the effects of drinking coffee on children?

Coffee is a very common drink in our daily lives, but because coffee is a certain stimulant, drinking coffee frequently will have a certain impact on our body, so it is important to control the amount. As a drink for adults, although it tastes a bit bitter, some children can accept it. So, what are the effects of drinking coffee on children? Let’s take a look below.

Can children drink coffee?

Many primary school students, middle school students and high school students have this situation. Because of their busy studies and too much homework, they are used to studying hard at night! Especially when facing exams, the quiet time at night is the best time to study, but it is also the most sleepy time. In order to prevent children from affecting their exam review, some parents take the initiative to let their children drink coffee to refresh themselves and resist fatigue! In fact, children cannot drink coffee, especially those who are still studying!

The coffee that children drink is the same as the coffee that we adults drink, but the body functions and governance of adults have been fully developed, but children are different. When children drink coffee, the caffeine in the coffee will bring excitement and excitement to the central nervous system of children. Under the stimulation of this substance, the excitement level of children's nerves is affected and changed!

According to the growth and development of children, the main reason why children cannot drink coffee is that they are in the normal neurological development state of childhood. If they drink coffee, the caffeine in it will excite the children's nerves. These body functions that should not change during development will change under forced influence, which will only bring certain adverse effects to the children!

The most obvious impact of drinking coffee on children is the psychological impact. Perhaps parents think this is a bit exaggerated. It is understood that drinking coffee can really cause some bad psychological shadows on children, which can lead to temporary or permanent personality changes in children and cause artificial psychological distortion.

What are the dangers of drinking coffee for children?

While coffee excites the central nervous system, it also inhibits the secretion of certain glandular hormones in the brain. If children drink coffee frequently, it will definitely affect their growth and development. Substances in coffee inhibit calcium absorption and affect children's bone development. Coffee increases the metabolic pressure on the liver and the excretion pressure on the kidneys, which has a greater impact on children's organ development. Coffee does not contain nutrients essential for children.

Long-term coffee drinking can affect children's bone development. It can cause irritability, loss of appetite, insomnia, memory loss and inability to concentrate on studying. Some people believe that children who drink coffee regularly are prone to ADHD. Coffee can also destroy vitamins in children's bodies and cause vitamin B deficiency.

Moreover, coffee contains substances that make people excited. Drinking too much will make people in an excited state for a long time, and the brain cannot get a good rest. Coffee contains chemicals such as caffeine that stimulate the brain. Drinking too much can easily cause anxiety. Drinking coffee frequently will accelerate the loss of calcium in the body, and drinking too much coffee in children may cause dwarfism.

Coffee mainly has the function of stimulating the cerebral cortex, and has a certain effect on reminding the body's energy. However, it has a negative effect on calcium absorption, so it is not recommended for children in the third year of junior high school to drink coffee every day. It is more scientific for the health of the body to maintain at least 8 hours of sleep a day. In summary, children should not drink coffee. So it’s best not for children to drink coffee for a long time!

Children have incomplete development of liver and kidney and poor detoxification ability, which prolongs the half-life of caffeine metabolism. So generally speaking, coffee contains caffeine. This is basic health knowledge that all parents should know! Therefore, you cannot let your children drink coffee to achieve learning effects just because of exams or mandatory requirements for them to study hard!