Benefits:
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Children who drank caffeinated beverages had 15 fewer minutes of sleep per night than did children who did not drink such beverages
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There is a two-fold increased risk in sleep disturbances in school-aged and adolescent children who drank either coffee or soft drinks.
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negative subjective effects have been seen in those that do not regularly consume caffeine (low-caffeine consuming) and sporadically consume high doses
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-These effects include but are not limited to: increased rates of nervousness, jitteriness, headache, stomachache, nausea, restlessness, difficulty sleeping, and more loss of appetite.
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Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug in adults and children.
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A large nationwide survey of 5-18 year olds found that 98% consumed caffeine (daily intake was 37 mg/day or 0.9 mg/kg/day) at least once during the surveyed week.
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Tea was the greatest contributor (34%) with soda (26%), coffee (22%), and chocolate containing foods and beverages (17%) following behind it.
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Children that habitually consume caffeine (high-caffeine consuming) on a daily basis (about 10 mg/kg/day) did not report any adverse effects of caffeine.
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Instead, these children seemed to do performance tasks better because of the caffeine. This is to not be confused with psychological effects.
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They seemed to do better on vigilance tasks, manual dexterity, and reaction time.
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Harmful Effects:
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