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Consuming large amounts of caffeine during pregnancy may increase the risk of miscarriage or low birthweight, so it’s best to limit your intake of caffeine.
Caffeine is a chemical found in many foods and drinks, including coffee, tea and cola. It affects the nervous system and can cause irritability, nervousness and sleeplessness.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, consuming up to 200mg a day is safe for your baby.
The approximate amounts of caffeine found in food and drinks are:
- 1 cup of instant coffee: 60mg
- 1 shot of espresso coffee: 100mg
- 1 cup of plunger coffee: 80mg
- 1 cup of tea: 30mg
- 375ml can of cola: 49mg
- 250ml can of energy drink: 80mg
- 100g bar of milk chocolate: 20mg
Decaffeinated varieties contain little or no caffeine.
Energy drinks are not recommended during pregnancy as they may contain high levels of caffeine, and other ingredients not recommended for pregnant women.
Some cold and flu remedies also contain caffeine. Talk to your midwife, doctor or pharmacist before taking these remedies.
For more information about the caffeine content in food and drink visit Food Standards Australia.
Sources:
Australian Drug Foundation (Caffeine), Food Standards Australia New Zealand (Caffeine), The Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne (Food safety during pregnancy), Australian Breastfeeding Association (Breastfeeding and maternal caffeine consumption), Australian Healthy Food (How much caffeine is in that drink?)Learn more here about the development and quality assurance of healthdirect content.
Last reviewed: August 2020
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Prenatal Energy Drink | Natural Energy for Pregnancy
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Giving up coffee was the hardest part of my pregnancy. I could hardly keep my eyes open, especially in my first and third trimesters. I looked for healthy natural alternatives to no avail.
Beat Pregnancy Exhaustion with Premama's Energy Boost Drink MixGiving up coffee was the hardest part of my pregnancy.
I could hardly keep my eyes open, especially in my first and third trimesters. I looked for healthy natural alternatives to no avail. When our team began conceptualizing a safe, prenatal energy drink for pregnant women, I was thrilled. During pregnancy, women are encouraged to put caffeine on hold. Doctors suggest only one cup of coffee per day – if at all. Due to the potential dangers of caffeine, we knew extensive research would have to be completed to ensure each ingredient would be safe for mama and baby.
Energy drinks and pregnancy just don't mix. Many energy drinks out there have copious amounts of Caffeine, Taurine, and numerous other ingredients harmful to pregnant women. They also have crazy, unpalatable flavors. Such scented flavors are essential to steer clear of while moms to be experience morning sickness. So how do you gain energy while pregnant without harming your body? One option is to try our prenatal energy drink.
We tried roughly nine different flavors, ultimately landing on watermelon as the tastiest and most refreshing! We have chosen to make this a prenatal energy drink mix rather than a chew or gummy because staying hydrated throughout the day is critical for pregnant women.
Most women need an energy boost in the morning or throughout the work day. Why not make it easy to take on the go? It’s also great to drink during prenatal workouts.
For ingredients, we selected Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12 for Premama Energy Boost caffeine-free energy drink because they boost energy and soothe the effects of morning sickness—two essential needs during pregnancy. Vitamin B12 during pregnancy is very important; a B12 deficiency can have serious lasting effects on your baby and this ingredient is potentially as vital as Folic Acid.*
We chose to incorporate Omega-3 plant based DHA into our B12 drink mix because this ingredient is known to boost mood and cognition. With constant hormonal fluctuations—this can be a key factor in balancing a mama out! Not to mention it’s wonderful not having to swallow an extra Omega-3 fish-tasting pill. We incorporated 2g of Fiber because it curbs fatigue plus the added benefit of regularity.
Additionally, Premama Energy Boost Drink Mix is gluten-free, vegetarian and non-GMO.*
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Have you tried Premama’s Prenatal Energy Drink Mix for pregnant women? Tell us what you think at [email protected] or tag us on Instagram @premamawellness.
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Coffee and energy during pregnancy - is it possible or not?
Drinking coffee and energy drinks has become a habit for many, so many women are worried about whether they can continue to drink during pregnancy?
One of the main components of coffee and energy drinks is caffeine, which stimulates the central nervous system and causes cheerfulness in the body. For this reason, coffee or energy drinks are usually drunk to focus on important work or stay awake. However, excess caffeine in the body can lead to disorders such as hypertension, heart palpitations, nervousness, dizziness, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
How do energy drinks and coffee affect children, what are the risks, whether they can use them - we have already written.
Possible risk
First, let's look at what additional risks caffeine creates for pregnant women. Firstly, the body of a pregnant woman digests it 2-3 times slower than a normal body. Secondly, part of the caffeine passes into the placenta and enters the bloodstream of the embryo.
American gynecologists Xiaoping Weng, Roxana Odouli and De Koon-Lee investigated the effects of caffeine on pregnancy in 2008. They concluded that the maximum allowable dose is 200 mg per day, which is about the same as 1 cup of coffee. Regular excess of this dose creates the risk of miscarriage, premature birth or the birth of a child with insufficient weight.
Of course, it is worth remembering the general dangers of caffeine overdose, the symptoms of which can occur not only in pregnant women.
Which foods contain caffeine?
Caffeine is found in: coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks, chocolate and some medications.
The table below shows their caffeine content per standard serving.
| Product or drink | Caffeine, mg | ||
| Natural Coffee, 200 g | 80-200 | ||
| Caffeine ”, 200 g | 2-15 | ||
| ice cream or yogurt with coffee taste, 100 g | 2 | ||
| 15-60 | |||
| cocoa, 3 teaspoons per cup for a cup. | 8-12 | ||
| cola, 300 g | 30-45 | ||
| Chocolate milk, 200 g | 5-8 | Dark Chocolate, 40 g | 30 |
| . 40 g | 11 | ||
| Chocolate syrup, 1 tablespoon | 26-28 | ||
| Energy *, 200-300 g (one bank) | 50-400 |
* for each for each energy drink manufacturer - its own composition, hence such a large spread.
So, jar Red Bull contains 80 mg of caffeine and Hyde Extreme contains 400 mg.
For caffeinated medications, these include certain cold, migraine and pain medications. Pregnant women should talk to their doctor about which of these medicines they can take. Of course, the presence of caffeine in medications means that you will have to cut the amount of it in the diet.
It's not just the caffeine
It's not a good idea to cut out everything that contains caffeine completely: some foods and drinks contain vitamins, antioxidants and other essential substances that compensate for the harmful effects of caffeine. These products include primarily various herbal teas and dark chocolate (however, it has more caffeine than milk chocolate).
After consulting the table, we will understand that the lowest risk of overdose is created by decaffeinated coffee, tea, cocoa, milk chocolate and chocolate milk, and the highest is energy drinks.
By the way, there are no substances in energy drinks that could compensate for the harm of caffeine (or rather, they are there, but in too small quantities to bring real benefits). Conclusion: Pregnant women should not drink energy drinks .
Regular coffee falls into the "middle group" for caffeine. If you're pregnant, one cup a day won't cause you to overdose on caffeine, but you'll need to keep a close eye on other caffeinated products.
As for cola, it has less caffeine than energy drinks or even coffee. But it is better to refrain from it for another reason: it is notorious for being a source of extra calories and sugar, and there will be no benefit from it.
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Energy drinkers - why energy drinks are harmful: effects on the body of men and pregnant girls
№1. What are energy sources made of?
Caffeine is the main component that belongs to the group of stimulants.
It replaces substances important for the nervous system (neurotransmitters) that conduct nerve impulses. So, the more caffeine, the more active the nervous system works. Hence the surge of vivacity, and increased physical and brain activity.
Taurine is an amino acid accumulated in muscle tissue. It is generally accepted that taurine has a positive effect on the functioning of the heart. However, there is no scientific study that proves this for sure.
L-carnitine is an amino acid that the body can produce on its own. It really helps to reduce fatigue and increase stamina. But in ordinary energy it is so small that its effect is difficult to feel.
Glucose and carbon dioxide - i.e., in fact, a classic soda.
No. 2. Energy drinks contain vitamins and natural extracts of exotic herbs. This is true?
True. As a rule, energy drinks contain vitamin C and almost the entire range of B vitamins.
Vitamins are a useful thing, but not in such a chemical company.
Vitamin B in large quantities causes tremors, heart palpitations and allergic reactions. Vitamin C reacts with preservatives and flavors - as a result, carcinogenic substances are produced.
Also, energy drinks often contain herbal extracts: guarana, mate or ginseng. It may seem that they add benefits to the drink, but in fact they are just an additional source of stimulants, the name of which looks beautiful on the package.
No. 3.
Do power engineers "charge"? No. In short - "forced." As it became clear from the composition, the action of energy drinks is aimed at the nervous system. The brain, under the influence of caffeine, decides to activate the “emergency reserves” of the body, which it has in store for a “rainy day”. Those. an energy drink in itself does not contain any energy, but simply deceives the body, makes it actively spend the stored forces quickly and right now. The effect of cheerfulness lasts 3-4 hours. Then a decline follows and the person's condition becomes even worse than before use.
There is fatigue, irritability - up to depression.
No. 4.
Energy - is it harmful? It's like with fast food: if rarely and wisely, then the use of energy drinks is safe for health. Nothing good, but nothing bad either. Drink no more than two jars at a time and be sure to let your body recover: eat healthy food, drink more water and get enough sleep.
If you drink energy drinks regularly, then you will experience nervous and physical exhaustion, which, in turn, can become the basis for a number of diseases. And the increased content of carbon dioxide and sugar leads to exactly the same consequences for the stomach as the consumption of ordinary soda.
No. 5.
Is it true that energy drinks are addictive? True. As we said earlier, caffeine replaces neurotransmitters. If our body sees that they are constantly coming from outside, and in larger quantities than it is used to, then it gradually ceases to produce them on its own - there is no need to waste internal resources.
And when after a long consumption of energy drinks you stop drinking them, your condition will worsen significantly: drowsiness, reduced efficiency, bad mood and, of course, an acute desire to use a new “dose” of energy drinks. In addition, the "dose" must be constantly increased to achieve the same effect. In other words, a real addiction.
No.6.
If it's all about caffeine, maybe just drink coffee?Drinking coffee is less harmful to health. In one jar, the energy of caffeine is like in four cups of strong coffee. And several other types of stimulating ingredients. Therefore, the energy drink has a stronger effect on the body: the heart rate changes, blood pressure increases significantly. But on the other hand, the effect of vivacity from coffee lasts 1-2 hours, and from the energy drink - 4 or more.
No. 7.
It is customary among young people to mix energy drinks with alcohol. How harmful is it? This is the most negative scenario for using energy drinks.
The fact is that the energy drink belongs to the group of stimulants, and alcohol belongs to the depressants. In fact, they are antagonists and their confrontation is the strongest load on the body. The cardiovascular system suffers the most - the pressure rises to extreme levels. Fatal outcomes from such "cocktails" are not uncommon. Therefore, if you have heart problems, in no case do not use energy drinks with alcohol. In addition, the state of intoxication under energy drinks comes on more slowly, so it is difficult to control the measure.
No. 8.
Who should refrain from consuming energy drinks? It is highly undesirable to drink energy drinks for children and adolescents, pregnant and lactating women, people who have problems with the gastrointestinal tract, heart, blood vessels and pressure, as well as with increased excitability, nervousness, sleep disturbances and sensitivity to caffeine.
No. 9.
Energy is freely available in Kazakhstan.
