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It is not just soft drinks that are providing you and your child with so much extra caffeine. Various sports- and energy-drinks are heavily laced with caffeine; in fact, caffeine is one of the major energy-boosting ingredients, mentioned on the websites, but not usually on the labels, where caffeine just comes under the group of “natural energy-boosters’.
When researchers analyzed the caffeine content of 10 of the best-selling energy drinks along with 19 types of carbonated soda and seven other best-selling commercial beverages, they found that many of the energy drinks contained about twice as much caffeine as the typical caffeinated soda beverage, but caffeine content varied widely from brand to brand, and even within brands. E.g. a 12-ounce serving of Coca-Cola Classic contained 29 mgs of caffeine, compared with almost 40 mg in Diet Coke with Lime. PepsiCo's Mountain Dew had the most caffeine of any regular soft drink tested, with 45 mgs per 12-ounce serving. |
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Energy drinks are becoming more & more popular, and it seems that new ones pop up on the store shelves each week. But most consumers aren't aware that the vast majority of these drinks rely on and are loaded with large doses of caffeine to boost energy, says University of Florida toxicologist Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD.
SoBe's Adrenalin Rush, for example, boasts that the drink is "pure, concentrated energy in an 8.3 fluid ounce can" and lists the supplements D-Ribose, L-Carnitine and Taurine as the "natural energizing elements" that help it work. That the drink also has close to 80 milligrams of caffeine, (this can be found on the web site), is not highlighted in the ad. SoBe’s ‘No Fear’ had the most caffeine of any of energy drinks tested by University of Florida researchers, with 141 milligrams per 16-ounce serving.
So parents beware of what you are drinking or letting your child have---in the form of artificial drinks!
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The “Web MD daily” also gives us the following warnings…
On eating out …
· If you take your kids out to eat four or more times a week, you may be putting them at risk for heart disease and stroke later in life, researchers say.
· Children who frequently dine out get more starch, sugar, salt, and fat than those who eat at home.
· They have higher blood pressure, lower levels of "good" HDL cholesterol, and smaller LDL particle size. Small, dense LDL particles are a known risk factor for atherosclerosis, a build-up of artery-clogging plaque.
· They are also more likely to have low insulin sensitivity, an early signal of diabetes.
· Children who eat out four or more times a week seem to be setting [themselves] up for cardiovascular disease down the road."
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Children who ate out four or more times a week, also drank more than 1.5 times as many sodas and other sugary drinks – about 6 cups a week compared with fewer than 4 cups a week for the children who ate out less often.
About French fries… “French fries are one of the most damaging foods that have ever been introduced into the American diet."…..
On Trans fats and fast foods…Trans fat, or trans fatty acids (TFA), are fats found in foods such as vegetable shortening, some margarines, and many processed foods made with or fried in partially hydrogenated oils. Trans fat, like saturated fat and dietary cholesterol, raises the LDL (or "bad") cholesterol that increases your risk for heart disease, according to the FDA.
"It is recommended that the consumption of trans fat be as low as possible," write Stender and colleagues.
"The cooking oil used for French fries in McDonald's outlets in the United States and Peru contained 23% and 24% trans fatty acids, respectively whereas the oils used for French fries in many European countries contained only about 10% trans fatty acids, with some countries.. as low as 5% ( Spain ) and 1% ( Denmark ).
On caffeine----There is some evidence to suggest that soft drink consumption by young children contributes to an increased risk of bone fracture and even osteoporosis, as they grow older…..
…caffeine also contributes to a large number of sleep problems in American children.
The bottom line is, if you can steer your children away from soft drinks, fast-foods and French fries, you are doing thema favour!! By: DR Chanda Seth |
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