Children should not drink tea
2018-05-14 16:00:49
Tea is a favorite beverage for Chinese people. Tea contains many substances beneficial to the human body, such as tannic acid, folic acid, vitamins, niacin, protein, and minerals. Others include theophylline and caffeine. Therefore, drinking tea properly has certain benefits for the human body. However, drinking tea for infants and toddlers is another matter.
There is no harm in drinking a small amount of light tea for a child, but if an infant frequently drinks tea or drinks strong tea, it will have an impact on his health. These effects are:
1, over-excited. Caffeine in tea, etc. may lead to central nervous system excitement. Infants and young children drinking thick tea are prone to reduced sleep, excess energy, increased body consumption, affecting growth and development.
2, digestion and absorption disorders. Tea tannins can cause contraction of the digestive tract mucosa and combine with proteins in food to form clots, affecting the absorption of nutrients and loss of appetite. Pediatric indigestion, body weight loss.
3, lead to iron absorption disorders and vitamin B1 deficiency, mainly occurs when drinking tea is too thick.
In addition, excessive drinking of tea will also increase the burden on the heart because of excessive water. Therefore, it is better for infants and young children to drink less tea.
There is no harm in drinking a small amount of light tea for a child, but if an infant frequently drinks tea or drinks strong tea, it will have an impact on his health. These effects are:
1, over-excited. Caffeine in tea, etc. may lead to central nervous system excitement. Infants and young children drinking thick tea are prone to reduced sleep, excess energy, increased body consumption, affecting growth and development.
2, digestion and absorption disorders. Tea tannins can cause contraction of the digestive tract mucosa and combine with proteins in food to form clots, affecting the absorption of nutrients and loss of appetite. Pediatric indigestion, body weight loss.
3, lead to iron absorption disorders and vitamin B1 deficiency, mainly occurs when drinking tea is too thick.
In addition, excessive drinking of tea will also increase the burden on the heart because of excessive water. Therefore, it is better for infants and young children to drink less tea.