Kaylee Schmittou: Soda, energy drinks can supply a surprising caffeine joltSome drinks exceed governmental recommendationsGAINESVILLE, Fla. - Some carbonated sodas and energy drinks are loaded with caffeine and can give an unhealthy pick-me-up to unsuspecting consumers, University of Florida researchers warn.Because caffeine can pose health risks for people with certain medical conditions, beverages containing the additive should clearly list the amount they contain, a UF toxicologist recommends in a report assessing caffeine levels of cold beverages published this month in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology.Bruce Goldberger, director of UF's William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine, said the surprisingly high caffeine content in some beverages could present problems for pregnant women and children, and for adults with hypertension, heart disease or mental health ailments such as anxiety."We weren't surprised that there was caffeine in the sodas and some of the ot! her beverages," said Goldberger, who is also director of toxicology and a professor of pathology and psychiatry at UF's College of Medicine. The surprise, he said, was the high concentration of caffeine in some of the energy drinks, which exceeded the government's recommendations for cold beverages.The Food and Drug Administration recommends a maximum caffeine concentration of 65 milligrams per 12-ounce serving of cola beverages, though it does not regulate caffeine content of these drinks. And although the agency requires the presence of caffeine be disclosed, it does not mandate that caffeine quantity be specified on labeling for energy drinks and cold coffee beverages.The UF team tested 10 energy drinks, 19 sodas and seven other beverages and found some energy drinks have up to 141 milligrams in a single serving - more than twice the content of some espresso coffee drinks.The sodas tested, including Coca-Cola and Pepsi products, ranged from 0 to 48 milligrams a serving, ! well below the maximum recommended amount. A&W Root Beer, Spri! te, 7-Up and Seagram's Ginger Ale were among the caffeine-free drinks. However, the caffeine content of most energy drinks exceeded the maximum recommended limit. One energy drink with the highest caffeine content had a whopping 141 milligrams per serving, more than a double-shot cold espresso drink.These drinks are often marketed as enhancing performance and stimulating metabolism and are sometimes described as being "highly vitalizing." Yet in certain people, consumption of caffeine causes serious health effects, such as anxiety, palpitations, irritability, difficulty sleeping and stomach complaints, Goldberger said. Because the amount of caffeine is not labeled on the drinks' packaging, pregnant women, children, infants or people with certain psychiatric diseases or anxiety conditions may unknowingly ingest too much, he added.The American Dietetic Association suggests women avoid caffeine while pregnant or breastfeeding, citing findings from studies linking caffeine cons! umption to miscarriage and low-birth weight babies."There are many consequences that are relatively unknown to the general public because they consider the consumption of sodas and other beverages to be relatively safe," Goldberger said. "People with psychiatric diseases could have manifestations of anxiety when they consume too much caffeine, people with hypertension could increase their heart rate if they consume caffeine."Roland Griffiths, a professor of behavioral biology in the Solomon H. Snyder department of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said caffeine is the most widely used mood-altering drug in the world. Although caffeine is not considered highly toxic, physicians often recommend cutting back or eliminating caffeine consumption for patients who are pregnant or who have anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia or some kinds of stomach and heart conditions."Daily use of even relatively low doses of caffeine (about 100 milligrams a day) results ! in physical dependence, with abstinence characterized by withdrawal sym! ptoms such as headache, fatigue, depressed mood and difficulty concentrating," Griffiths said. "People should then make informed decisions about their caffeine use. Obviously, knowing how much caffeine a given product contains is critical to making an informed decision about use."Goldberger said many people are aware of their food's nutritional content but most know little about the ingredients of their beverage, just whether it is sugar-free or regular. A few energy drinks have labels warning that the product is not recommended for children and pregnant women, but they do not specify the caffeine content."This study gives us some enlightenment on the caffeine content of beverages, and the importance of appropriate labeling," Goldberger said. source: http://www.foodconsumer.org/cgi-bin/777/exec/view.......Show more
Edmund Rappley: the project you are able to desire to ask your self..."Will I save the toddler no rely what i detect out after the Amniocentesis?" If the r! espond is confident, then are not getting it performed. there is no longer something to be performed in case you detect out your toddler has Downs different than terminate. So if would be holding the toddler no rely what then there truly isn't a evaluate putting the toddler throughout the extra threat. What if it appears that evidently the toddler would not have Downs and you finally end up miscarrying because of the fact of it? a million/200 hazard isn't that large...and a large style of circumstances the exams are incorrect besides. there isn't any actual thank you to understand till the toddler is extra. it truly is fullyyt your own decision...do no longer permit your wellness care expert push you into some thing which you do no longer desire. i'd take a seat with your mom, or yet another woman you have faith and communicate approximately it. in case you desire i'd even invite your mom to the subsequent appointment to communicate it with your wellness care expert. becaus! e of the fact she'll have extra experience then you definately and unde! rstand what inquiries to ask....after which you have adequate guidance to make an counseled decision. good luck....Show more
Abby Herwood: no i don't think they are good for the baby!! doesn't even warn the pregnant women in the label?
Kenneth Blacker: Just because you don't seem that far in dilation does not mean your uterus isn't doing work - the discomfort was probably from your cervix thinning out (going from a thick cylinder with an os to a pancake with an os - the cervical opening). You have two weeks before you want to give birth as it is so calm yourself.
Raymon Fiene: my sister -in-law drank coffee and smoke cigarettes all during her 3 pregnancy, she drank coffee like it was water ,her baby came out looking real red, they took the baby and ran test on him because they probably thought he had drugs in his system, nope just to much caffeine and nicotine. Well her babies all develop normal and are health, so i guess she didn`t hurt them at all , she! has one girl and two boys, I still don`t agree with the coffee and smoking
Cody Petrulis: They're not necessary for anyone who is eating a proper diet. Your sister needs to talk with her doctor about this.
Randa Hessell: Nooooooo they contain way too much caffeine in them, not to mention the sugar content, your right in telling her not to drink them!
Jimmie Doerfler: I was sick all night and all day for 4 months. I had to go to the hospital 4 times for dehydration. I was misrable I was not even able to keep water down.
Ileen Oshell: You need to ask them WHY they want to do one. They don't do amnios for preeclampsia, but they might be considering doing one to check fetal lung maturity in case they want to deliver you early. . . but at 35 weeks that is TOTALLY unnecessary. If you need to be delivered due to preeclampsia then you need to be delivered, and it doesn't matter if the test comes back positive or negative. . . a 35 week baby does JUST FINE!! !! I have never seen an otherwise healthy 35 weeker need to be intubate! d or anything like that. Rarely do they even need any supplemental oxygen or anything at all! I strongly suggest you ask more questions of your doctor and don't let them talk you into anything unless they make a darn good case for it....Show more
Shena Etulain: my midwife said to stay away from them. im 24.5 weeks pregnant and she said the sugar rush mite be a bit much for the baby. as far as dangers go im not entirely sure but it wasnt recommended to me.
Jackelyn Archut: He wants to find the cause of your complications and he wants to see if your baby is healthy.
Bernadette Roel: well, with my first pregnancy i was sick all day long throughout the whole thing- throwing up all the time. i was actually admitted to the hospital a few times for dehydration because i couldn't even hold water down. now i'm 5 weeks pregnant, i've had some nausea, but no vomiting yet- for which i'm extremely thankful! so we'll see how it goes!
Dana Russian: Well i had my a! ppointment today and only 1cm last week i was about 1cm. Wth. I feel like i am processing slow with all the horrible pains i was having since last week. Oh well do you think i am processing slow or on time???? And how many cm were you at 37 weeks. Doctor said she would talk about birth plans next week
Jonelle Eligio: There are many reasons to do one on women with problems, mostly to check on the health of the baby. The test is done safely under a machine similar to an x-ray so the needle doesn't touch the baby . Fluid that is withdrawn then is tested. Your belly is so swollen, it's not really painful for you and safe for the baby. Don't worry, but talk to your doctor or write down before you go any of your questions for the next visit.
Gene Debell: Most of those energy drinks have a LOT of caffeine. One that I know of advertises that it has the caffeine of 4 cups of coffee. So if your dr has said to watch your caffeine intake probably better not. I'm not sur! e why excatly but I do seem to rember that caffeine is bad for unborn b! abies.
Nicolas Cooley: it is not person-friendly to properly known what you're speaking approximately i'm sorry. Do you advise 1cm dilated? This looks unlikely because of fact it means you're already in labour. in case you're speaking approximately how engaged the pinnacle is that it quite is often completed on a 5 factor scale bearing directly to the share of the pinnacle pushing into the pelvis. i don't comprehend what "a million cm" means to that end. complete term is everywhere from 36-40 weeks. some infants get waiting early then take a seat and look ahead to a on a similar time as, others in simple terms choose for it suddenly. there is not any thank you to tell which your infant would be. possibly you have long gone in to labour in the previous this posts, possibly you will nevertheless be waiting at 40-one weeks. the two could be fullyyt primary. relax. it quite is going to take place whilst it occurs. Stressing approximately whilst is nit going to ease the so! reness of being so pregnant....Show more
Robbie Starchman: I am 21 weeks and I havent had any morning sickness at all! there was one week though.. it was week 7 i woke up everyday and felt a little sick but i never threw up!
Emery Blando: Because they are probably going to induce you early (pre eclampicia) and they want to check the babies lung development. If you are going to deliver before 37 weeks they will do one
Barrett Zheng: well i heard on the news and from my doctor that half of the energey drinks have 5 % alchol so it depends what kind she drinks but energey drinks makes me shakey and wirey ... but thats my opinion ...so good luck hop this works!!!!http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/Food_Facts/FAQ/c...
Tobie Oshea: no no and NO!!! They contain high levels of caffine and also have Splenda aka sucralose which is not recommended during pregnancy at all (no artificial sweetners are)caffine causes birth defects, small head and birth weight, even! miscarriageshe should definetly not be drinking them at all
Mike! l Bethay: I am 7 weeks and 2 days pregnant, with my first, and I havent had any morning sickness at all. I havent really had many symptoms, just huge, sore boobs and lots of peeing. I am counting my blessings!
Serita Hefferon: I haven't had one - but they are not as risky as they used to be . . . technology has gotten better.They want to check to see how the baby is developing in the event that they need to deliver early . . . check the lung maturity of your little one . . . if they need to deliver early and the lungs are undeveloped, they may need to give you a shot to help the lungs develop.Good luck and best wishes for a smooth delivery!...Show more
Inell Riesgo: I wanted to know everyone's experience or lack there of with having morning sickness. I know a woman who actually had it in the evening along with diarrhea (which i though was strange) for 3 days and then only felt nauseous after she ate for two weeks. I am TTC #1 and just wanted to read all the diff! erences in everyone's pregnancies. Thanks!
Donny Bankson: No. When your pregnant you are suppose to limit your caffiene take. Drinking one of those is like drinking 6 cups of coffee and that's way to much for a pregnant woman.
Clark Lachowski: No...it is very bad it has too much caffeine, she should know this.
Providencia Serpe: I was told to cut out most of the caffiene from my diet when I was pregnant. The amount in one energy drink is way too much. She my be craving a mineral or vitamin in the drink. check the label, and then try to find better drinks with not caffiene.
Hunter Osterberger: My cousin has been a great help during my pregnancy - she has a 5 months old. She was telling me that she had maybe one caffeinated soda a week while she was pregnant and her child is very calm. I am trying that - I have had probably one caffeinated drink in about 2 months. Also, I really doubt that a doctor would suggest any pregnant woman drinking an energy ! drink! The child might not have a mental problem but I bet the baby was! hyper from the start.
Heidy Fujikake: i think youre dilating faster, because i didnt start dilating until after my water broke and they put me on pitocin and i had my baby that day, a week before my due date
Zulema Baccam: I just had a check up the day before yesterday and I was dilated 1 cm and 40% effaced. I am 38 weeks tomorrow. I have been having lots of pressure. This is my second baby, with my daughter (my 1st) I was 1 cm dilated for about a week before I even started having contractions. I had contractions for a day and a half, but when I went to the hospital I was only 2 cm dilated. I had to walk around for a few hours before I got to 3 cm. Then I continued to walk at the hospital all night making my contractions much stronger and had my daughter the next day around 12 pm.(my daughter was born at 39 weeks) Just dilating a little doesn't necessarily mean you will go into actual labor soon. It could still be a good few weeks or it could be soon you never ! know. Just be patient that is what I am trying to do now....Show more
Hilton Paiva: im having alot of complications with my pregnancy. im 35 weeks today and preeclamptic and my doctor told me i may need an amniocentesis. i have no idea why because i didn't get the chance to ask because there was alot going on during my appointment today. Has anyone else had one? im scared because they stick a needle in your belly. How painful is it? what was your experience like?...Show more
