Tag: Caffeine Consumption by Women and Children

Caffeine Consumption by Women and Children. In this section, we'll discuss caffeine's effects on women and children's health. Despite the fact that the chapter is about coffee in general, we focus on caffeine, which may come from a number of sources. There is some evidence that the body's ability to metabolize caffeine slows during pregnancy as a result of normal hormonal changes. As a consequence, a single caffeine dose may have a prolonged duration of action (up to 15 hours in …