Does drinks such as cappuchinos or Coke affect your growth spurt? List any websites that has evidence/hypothesis or just a yes or no would do. Thank you.
2006-08-30 08:00:37 · 3 answers · asked by Paradox3883 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
i've never heard that caffeine will have an effect on your growth spurt, but caffeine does interfere with your body's ability to absorb calcium.
2006-08-30 08:21:10 · answer #1 · answered by electronics,weights,firearms 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this is an old wives tale.
Giving excessive drinks of these nature to a child however can lead to malnurishment, hypoglycemia, and diabetes though.
2006-08-30 15:11:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never read any concrete proof of that, it is possible that it can retard the growth of a fetus though.
http://stress.about.com/od/stresshealth/a/caffeine.htm
http://www.dorchesterhealth.org/caffeine.htm
http://www.andrews.edu/NUFS/caffeine.html
2006-08-30 15:12:50 · answer #3 · answered by cam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋