Stuff Your Dad Knows

Your kid asked for a drink of your caffeinated soda. This happens to every parent. Reflexively you say no, mumbling something about caffeine. But what if your child has a follow up question? What do you say? Can you really say that caffeine is dangerous for kids? This episode, Ethan Millard is joined by Blair Carter of FM100.3 & The Arrow 103.5FM They discuss the effect caffeine can have on your body. Caffeine does affect children's bodies, increasing their blood pressure and at higher doses, increasing their heart rate. But it's not clear what long term damage there is, if any, to children consuming caffeine. Most parents will be naturally cautious enough to object to their children ingesting high amounts of caffeine, but lots of kids will use it in small amounts. Caffeine is generally regarded as safe to use, but it is possible to fatally overdose.  Online you can buy pure caffeine powder. Some buy this as a supplement, and put it in shakes and other things. One tablespoon of pure caffeine powder will k