If I ask you to sit back and analyze how many cups of coffee you have today, most of you might come up with a figure of 3 or more, a cup with breakfast, another during morning commute, a few lattes in offices, and an espresso after dinner. . . . . . Children tend to copy what the older people do and it should not come as a surprise to you if one day your child asks for his cup of coffee to give you company. Would you fulfill his / her wish? What age is appropriate to let you kids get to have coffee? These are some questions which may be of many curious parents who are concerned about the welfare of their children. Well, here is some help on that. Children who consume more than the recommended amount of caffeine is 60% higher risk of becoming obese. It provides empty calories, that is, calories that lack nutrients. If your child fills up his stomach with these calories when his supply of other essential nutrients such as vitamins and minerals are prevented, leading to malnutrition. For example, if your kid is replacing the caffeine in milk, so he actually cut the calcium needed to make bones and teeth strong. It is also known to slow growth in children. Studies show that 5 mg of calcium is lost for each 6 ounces of coffee consumed. Since caffeine is a diuretic, hot flushes out a lot of water (in the form of urine) from the body leading to dehydration. Children need to drink plenty of water to keep them solvent and to avoid becoming dehydrated by drinking coffee or other caffeinated beverages. It can aggravate heart problems and nervous disorders, and if your children become addicted to coffee, there is a risk of his life at stake. It contains substances that combine with iron and makes it difficult to be absorbed by the body. This can lead to iron deficiency in some cases.
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