Abstract: Caffeine is the most commonly used psychoactive substance in the world. When it reaches average intake, it is generally considered beneficial or harmful to physical health. However, there is growing research evidence that caffeine consumption may be harmful to babies\’ health, a new study from researchers confirms. Caffeine is the most commonly used psychoactive substance in the world. It is generally believed that caffeine can be beneficial or harmful to the body at average consumption, but now more and more research evidence shows that coffee consumption during pregnancy is because of its possible harmful effects on the baby. Harmful to your health, researchers confirm in a new study.
The researchers wanted to elucidate whether there is an association between maternal caffeine intake and adverse postpartum outcomes by studying tea as the main caffeine intake group. To do this, they used data from the Irish Cohort Study, which looked at about 1,000 Irish women, potentially providing researchers with data on participants\’ caffeine intake during the first trimester, which they then compared with Neonatal hospital records were matched to obtain infant size and gestational age at birth.
Tea is the main source of caffeine (48%), followed by coffee (39%). In a study published in the international journal \”American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,\” researchers shed light on the relationship between caffeine in coffee and tea and adverse birth outcomes in infants. Babies with the highest caffeine intake were twice as likely to be born with abnormally low weight or small for gestational age, and the results were similar regardless of the caffeine source.
It’s time to revise recommended intakes
In many parts of the world, coffee is the main source of caffeine, containing approximately 100 mg of caffeine per cup. Generally speaking, people are less aware that tea also contains significant amounts of caffeine (approximately 33 mg of caffeine). The type and brewing method of coffee and tea can affect caffeine content. For example, brewed coffee has higher caffeine content than instant coffee, and black tea has higher caffeine content than green tea. This could have important public health implications for the populations of countries where black tea is consumed, such as Ireland and the UK.
Recommendations for women\’s caffeine intake during pregnancy also vary between health organizations and countries. The World Health Organization recommends that individuals consume less than 300 mg of caffeine per day. By comparison, US women\’s bodies such as the Irish Food Safety Authority and the College of Obstetricians and Surgeons recommend that caffeine intake should be less than 200 milligrams per day, but researchers found that even when pregnant women consumed less than recommended levels, they experienced adverse effects. Increased risk of birth outcomes.
Should pregnant women give up caffeine?
In addition to smaller birth weight and smaller gestational age, maternal caffeine consumption can have other negative effects on babies, such as lower infant IQs; but these findings come from observational studies, which do not appear to prove Caffeine is the cause of these results and can only prove an association; therefore, in order to proveMaternal caffeine intake and postpartum outcomes require scientists to conduct randomized controlled trials, and doing so may be considered ethically questionable.
Until clearer evidence emerges, it would be prudent to limit caffeine intake at least during pregnancy or when planning to become pregnant. The large amounts of caffeine in tea are not known, so when a woman becomes pregnant, the amount of caffeine in tea is The caffeine content should also be considered when reducing caffeine intake during this period.