Preschool children, it is inadvisable to drink tea

So many people showed a special liking for tea, but it is for adults for the purposes of preschool children, tea is a "restricted zone."


Beijing Haidian Maternal and Child Health Hospital, deputy director of the Early Childhood Development Center Dr. Yan Qi explained that because the tea contains substances such as theophylline, it is easy to cause a central nervous system to produce excitement, while the infant's body is in a developmental stage, the nervous system excitatory role for the suppression of the material is weak, can not as effectively as the adults, the regulation, therefore, the children, after tea, there will be rapid heartbeat phenomenon, it may lead to physical exertion is too large, if it is in the evening tea, also make the child to sleep, frequent urination and other problems affecting sleep, thereby affecting growth.

Beijing Children's Hospital, director of child nutrition, the Institute may be China Qi stressed, tea contains tannic acid and theophylline years, these two elements into the body, can inhibit a child's body's absorption of some trace elements, such as calcium, zinc, iron, magnesium, etc. therefore, the children drink too much tea or strong tea, may lead to a lack of trace elements in the body, and even malnutrition. In addition, tea has diuretic functions in urination process, tannic acid and theophylline can also cause calcium, phosphorus and other mineral loss, thus affecting the body's absorption of nutrients.

Occasionally your child to drink a small amount of weak tea, the body will not have much damage, but if their children regularly drink tea or tea, or even herbal tea, it will have some of their health effects.