Caffeine Consumption in a Group of Adolescents from South East Poland—A Cross Sectional Study
Caffeine is the most common psychoactive substance available to adults, as well as to children and adolescents. The safety of its use in younger age groups requires further research. The aim of this study was to evaluate caffeine intake, to identify products and drinks that are the main sources of c...
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| author | Ewa Błaszczyk-Bębenek Paweł Jagielski Małgorzata Schlegel-Zawadzka |
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| description | Caffeine is the most common psychoactive substance available to adults, as well as to children and adolescents. The safety of its use in younger age groups requires further research. The aim of this study was to evaluate caffeine intake, to identify products and drinks that are the main sources of caffeine intake in the diet of the subjects and the risk of excessive caffeine intake with the diet of adolescents, stratified by gender. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 508 adolescents aged 16–18 years from southern Poland. Black tea, cola-based soft drinks and milk chocolate were the most frequently consumed products containing caffeine in the diet of the examined persons. The average caffeine intake was 95.54 mg/day (1.54 mg/kg b.w.). In 12.2% of the subjects the dose of 3 mg/kg b.w./day was exceeded, and in over 41.3% the dose causing sleep disorders was exceeded. The dose causing anxiety was also exceeded in 18.1% of the respondents, significantly more often in girls than boys (<i>p</i> = 0.0487). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9df55c02da914ff08b134087c1293f0d2023-11-22T00:38:15ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-06-01136208410.3390/nu13062084Caffeine Consumption in a Group of Adolescents from South East Poland—A Cross Sectional StudyEwa Błaszczyk-Bębenek0Paweł Jagielski1Małgorzata Schlegel-Zawadzka2Department of Nutrition and Drug Research, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-066 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Nutrition and Drug Research, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-066 Krakow, PolandCollegium Masoviense High School of Health Sciences, 96-300 Zyrardów, PolandCaffeine is the most common psychoactive substance available to adults, as well as to children and adolescents. The safety of its use in younger age groups requires further research. The aim of this study was to evaluate caffeine intake, to identify products and drinks that are the main sources of caffeine intake in the diet of the subjects and the risk of excessive caffeine intake with the diet of adolescents, stratified by gender. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 508 adolescents aged 16–18 years from southern Poland. Black tea, cola-based soft drinks and milk chocolate were the most frequently consumed products containing caffeine in the diet of the examined persons. The average caffeine intake was 95.54 mg/day (1.54 mg/kg b.w.). In 12.2% of the subjects the dose of 3 mg/kg b.w./day was exceeded, and in over 41.3% the dose causing sleep disorders was exceeded. The dose causing anxiety was also exceeded in 18.1% of the respondents, significantly more often in girls than boys (<i>p</i> = 0.0487).https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/6/2084caffeinecaffeine intakesources of caffeineadolescentsrisk assessment |
| spellingShingle | Ewa Błaszczyk-Bębenek Paweł Jagielski Małgorzata Schlegel-Zawadzka Caffeine Consumption in a Group of Adolescents from South East Poland—A Cross Sectional Study Nutrients caffeine caffeine intake sources of caffeine adolescents risk assessment |
| title | Caffeine Consumption in a Group of Adolescents from South East Poland—A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_full | Caffeine Consumption in a Group of Adolescents from South East Poland—A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Caffeine Consumption in a Group of Adolescents from South East Poland—A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Caffeine Consumption in a Group of Adolescents from South East Poland—A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_short | Caffeine Consumption in a Group of Adolescents from South East Poland—A Cross Sectional Study |
| title_sort | caffeine consumption in a group of adolescents from south east poland a cross sectional study |
| topic | caffeine caffeine intake sources of caffeine adolescents risk assessment |
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