Pre-school children should not be given drinks laden with sugar or artificial sweeteners, experts have said. Younger children – typically those under the age of five – were already advised not to ...

Regina DePietro, a family medicine specialist with MU Health Care, agrees. In a Zoom interview with reporters Tuesday, she said children younger than 12 should not consume caffeine. Adolescents ...

Children should completely avoid "slushy" ice drinks. It contains glycerol, which has the possibility to make kids very sick. Researchers have also recommended that the right age is to wait till the ...

The United Kingdom is moving to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children as governments around the world increasingly target the products. "Energy drinks might seem harmless, but the ...

A long-term Danish study finds that artificial sweeteners consumed during pregnancy may shape children's weight trajectories years later—raising fresh questions about the safety of ‘diet’ drinks for ...