sometimes they are... sometimes they are.
https://www.epicresearch.org/articles/caffeine-related-ed-visits-although-uncommon-doubled-for-middle-school-and-high-school-aged-children-since-2017
Comment on Under-16s to be banned from buying high-caffeine energy drinks including Monster
Highlandcow@feddit.uk 3 weeks agoJeez, man this sucks, why shouldn’t a teenager be able to make these decisions for himself, they aren’t stupid
subignition@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
They’re not stupid, but their brains aren’t fully developed yet. A huge problem is the fact that the part of the brain that takes into consideration possible consequences for any action one decides to take is one of the last things to fully develop, and that doesn’t happen until roughly age 25.
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Peak Reddit/Lemmy
The infantilism is so high. Teenagers just can’t be trusted with a dangerous drug like caffeine!
God you people suck. Annoying everyone into fascism.
Highlandcow@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Kind of agree, I dont care if they’re brain is fully developed or not, caffeine is a legal drug and a teens brain is developed enough to make a decision like this
SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
You’re obviously affected by this personally, and thus biased. You’re blatantly ignoring the fact that few teens have a full understanding of how the human brain works, the chemical interactions involved, or the long-term effects possibly involved.
Cigarettes were once actually endorsed by doctors, but we all know better now. I’m not saying this is anywhere near that bad, but that’s because I’m admittedly not anywhere near an expert on this - I know the limitations of my knowledge, and when to defer to someone with more expertise. I would suggest you find the humility to do the same.
tal@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
perkcoffee.co/sg/countries-consume-coffee/
The UK appears to be nowhere near the top of countries on per-capita coffee consumption, at less than a third Finland’s rate.
However, it does appear to be very high on prevalence of cocaine consumption:
en.wikipedia.org/…/List_of_countries_by_prevalenc…
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
We rather famously drink tea.
tal@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Hmm. That’s a good point. I wonder if there’s trouble lurking there.
Aight, so that’s their red line.
www.healthline.com/…/how-much-caffeine-in-coffee
Hmm. A liter is 2.8 times larger than a 12 fluid ounce cup, so that’d be 318 mg/L to 696 mg/L.
Highlandcow@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Fully developed enough no, but developed enough to handle a legal drug such as caffeine and to look at the back of a bottle and make a decision on what they do not want to put into there bodies, the stupidity of select individual isn’t a valid justification of the curtailing of freedom
SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
So let’s sell cigarettes to kids, too. They’re a legal drug, right?
Look, I’m no expert, and I’m not saying caffeine is as bad as cigarettes, but I’m sure neither of us has a full understanding of the brain, or caffeine’s effects upon it. How about admitting you might not know enough to make an informed decision, and let those who do know more work it out?
Highlandcow@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Ok fair, I can admit looking at your comment my argument was flawed, I still think though that people of all ages should be able drink whatever caffeine based drink they want as long as it isn’t strong enough to kill you which energy drinks arnt, most countries do not have this restriction to my knowledge and I think this use of “public health” and the idea we need to curtail people’s freedoms to save NHS money is wrong and that there are more important mismanagement of government funds that needs to be looked at
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 weeks ago
Deff missed this memo.
Although it do get better with age, I guess.