Green tea is very healthy, but whether green tea can be given to children and babies, we will find out below.
If you decide to give tea to your baby, it is best to give it specialized teas for babies, which are available in granules, until it is 1 year old.
One child is allowed to drink no more than 100 ml of tea per day.
When choosing what tea to give to your child, you need to take into account it's age and very well study the ingredients.
As we know, green tea and in particular its leaves, contain quite a large amount of ascorbic acid. This helps a lot in the fight against weight gain in children. Green tea can also harm a child, and here's how:
- May cause an allergic reaction;
- May cause irritability, nervousness and restlessness;
- May ruin the child's sleep;
- May cause memory problems and concentration;
- May cause heart or blood vessel problems.
Giving green tea to your child, when he or she is still very young, can lead to problems with the development of the cerebral cortex.
Green tea is much healthier than black tea, but should only be given to children over 3 years of age.
Green tea leaves contain almost all possible vitamins.
It also contains natural antioxidant catechin, which helps the child's body fight viruses and bacteria, can normalize blood sugar levels and increase metabolic processes.
