Caffeine intake and cognitive functions in children.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

There is a growing concern over excessive caffeine use and development of caffeine use disorder in children.

Objectives

This study aimed to identify the association between caffeine intake and cognitive functioning in children.

Methods

This study included 11,718 youths aged 9-10 years with cognitive and caffeine intake information that were extracted from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. The ABCD study is a longitudinal cohort study started in 2017 that aims to understand the relationships between substance use and neurocognition in youths living in the USA. Cognitive measures were obtained through the 7 core cognitive instruments from the NIH toolbox (vocabulary comprehension, reading decoding, inhibitory control, working memory, cog

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7530045 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature