whenever I drink coffee. I have people come up to me and ask me why I drink coffee. I have heard something about it will stunt my growth but I have also heard that it is a myth. so what's the deal with older people freaking out about teenagers drinking coffee?
2007-03-07 12:04:03 · 8 answers · asked by Proud to be an American 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
The growth thing is entirely a myth. I have been drinking caffeinated stuff since I was 5, and I am 14 now, and five and a half feet tall.
I think the problem with caffeine is not the growth myth, but the fact that it keeps you from getting to sleep. Just don't drink your coffee after 6 pm and nobody will have a reason to complain.
2007-03-07 12:13:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caffeine is a stimulant as well as a drug. adults may think it inappropriate for children under the age of 18 to drink such beverages because it'll make them hyped-up. as far as stunting your growth goes, I'd have to agree with the myth part of it…I have been drinking coffee since I was 8 and it has done nothing about my growth. I am now 5'10".
2007-03-07 20:26:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my eyes, there is nothing wrong with teenagers drinking coffee.
My 2 sons, grown now and over 6 feet, drank coffee when they were 5 years old, and steady when they were 15.
2007-03-07 20:11:36 · answer #3 · answered by Guess Who 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well not to burst your bubble but here i go ..
coffee does! stunt your growth its not a myth , and whoever tod u that well their wrong .. i am married to a doctor and well lets just say he knows this stuff :-)..
also other people may thave drank coffee when they were younger and may have lost one inch from drinking to much .. and i know one inch doesn't sound that great but it is .. also othe people may not want to to drink coffee bc they may care or they think u may be drinking to much .. and i know ur a teenagr and as u read thisi bet yur about to take one more sip of coffee well dont one sip may take off a small part of a centimeter ;-) good luck ..
2007-03-08 08:10:57 · answer #4 · answered by Lyssa Marie. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It isn't healthy to drink a lot of it just like soda etc. Its also not a really good habit to start plus when you get older and need help staying awake for midterms in college a cup of jo wont help
2007-03-07 20:09:24 · answer #5 · answered by N323 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nuthin is wrong with teenagers drinking caffinated coffee because I'm a teen and i drink them all the time
2007-03-08 11:02:49 · answer #6 · answered by desi07 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drinking coffee will make you hyperactive when you grow up
2007-03-07 20:07:22 · answer #7 · answered by firbyq 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hyper, stay awake
2007-03-07 20:09:16 · answer #8 · answered by iqbalkhanayesha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋