On Feb 18, 2:20*pm, Nigel wrote:
Check with a doctor by all means but, from my casual observation in
the USA and elsewhere around the world, children are exposed long
before the age of five to massive and frequent imbibition of highly
caffeinated and super caloric cola drinks. *Substitution with
moderately caffeinated tea would certainly be a move in the right
direction, I believe. *Tea, including its caffeine, has GRAS status
based on 5,000 years of drinking history, and I had no qualms in
introducing it, reasonably diluted, to my children from an early
age.

Nigel at Teacraft

On Feb 17, 9:51*pm, toci wrote:



On Feb 17, 3:39*pm, HotForTea wrote:

Does anyone have small children that drink tea? I drink several cups
of tea a day and I am trying to get my 5 year old to drink tea.
I wouldn't give a child any tea with caffeine. *
Maybe check with a doctor to make sure it's okay? * * Toci- Hide quoted text -

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What Nigel has written, can be read as the bottom line. ... Tea,
including its caffeine, has GRAS status based on 5,000 years of
drinking history.......
On the Tea estates, workers drink more of Tea than normal water. They
even wash their muddy feet and hands with Tea water, which is provided
to them in 2000 Ltr. tanks. Beleive me, it keeps their skin healthy
and free from dermatological diorders.
Tea is safer than normal water. After all, what better way to
sterilize water than to boil it? In Tibet, China, Japan and many parts
of Russia too the major fluid intake of a person during the day is
that of Tea, and not normal water.
There are no medical indications either which suggest Tea Drinking to
be harmful at any age.
In fact, one of the greatest advantages of drinking tea is that ... It
does you no harm!
So, go right ahead, and Tea Cheers!
Jayesh S Pandya.