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    text: Regular caffeine consumption by adolescents (ages 13–18) poses a meaningful risk to their sleep, neurocognitive development, and behavioral health, and current consumption levels—with roughly 75–83% of teens consuming caffeine regularly—substantially exceed prudent limits given the evidence base.
  evidence: Caffeine, Daytime Sleepiness, and Conduct Problems Among Early Adolescents: A Longitudinal Analysis
    evidence id: cmp6csgys00028ci8me3ii0y4
    uri: https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(24)00556-1/abstract
    citation: Longitudinal study of 2,633 middle school students found that caffeine consumption above 100 mg/day predicted linear increases in conduct problems over time, mediated by daytime sleepiness.
  evidence: Examining recent effects of caffeine on default mode network and dorsal attention network anticorrelation in youth (2025)
    evidence id: cmp6csgys00038ci8r2ukw7cm
    uri: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article
    citation: Using ABCD Study data (N=4,673 early adolescents), found no association between caffeine and DMN-DAN anticorrelation specifically, but references prior ABCD findings that caffeine intake is negatively associated with cognitive flexibility, processing speed, and episodic memory in 9-10 year olds.
    archived url: http://web.archive.org/web/20251002090242/https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article
    archived at: 2025-10-02T09:02:42.000Z
  evidence: Too Jittery to Sleep? Temporal Associations of Actigraphic Sleep and Caffeine in Adolescents
    evidence id: cmp6csgys00048ci8xc8v4pa7
    uri: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8746933/
    citation: Actigraphy-based study found that on days adolescents consumed caffeinated beverages, they had later sleep onset and later wake times, and that more variable sleep patterns predicted higher odds of caffeine consumption, suggesting a reinforcing cycle.
    archived url: https://web.archive.org/web/20260515032420/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8746933/
    archived at: 2026-05-15T03:24:37.150Z
  evidence: Energy Drinks and Kids: What You Need to Know - Johns Hopkins Medicine
    evidence id: cmp6csgys00058ci8k1697mwt
    uri: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/energy-drinks-and-kids
    citation: Reports AACAP recommendation that adolescents 12-18 consume no more than 100 mg caffeine/day and avoid energy drinks entirely, and AAP position that energy drinks are not appropriate for children and adolescents.
  evidence: Secondary School Students and Caffeine: Consumption Habits, Motivations, and Experiences (2023)
    evidence id: cmp6csgys00068ci8a7qa3szg
    uri: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9965339/
    citation: Notes that adolescents may be particularly vulnerable to caffeine effects due to lack of tolerance, smaller body size, changing brain physiology, and increasing independence.
  evidence: Children should avoid drinks with sugar, caffeine - AAP News
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    uri: https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/27276/Children-should-avoid-drinks-with-sugar-caffeine
    citation: AAP Committee on Nutrition member states energy drinks cause anxiety, hyperactivity, inattention, and have profound negative impact on sleep; 30-50% of teens report consuming energy drinks despite AAP recommendation against them.
  structured citations: Caffeine, Daytime Sleepiness, and Conduct Problems Among Early Adolescents: A Longitudinal Analysis
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    url: https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(24)00556-1/abstract
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    accessed at: 2026-05-15T03:24:12.465Z
    quote: Longitudinal study of 2,633 middle school students found that caffeine consumption above 100 mg/day predicted linear increases in conduct problems over time, mediated by daytime sleepiness.
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  structured citations: Examining recent effects of caffeine on default mode network and dorsal attention network anticorrelation in youth (2025)
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    url: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article
    doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327385
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    archived at: 2025-10-02T09:02:42.000Z
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    quote: Using ABCD Study data (N=4,673 early adolescents), found no association between caffeine and DMN-DAN anticorrelation specifically, but references prior ABCD findings that caffeine intake is negatively associated with cognitive flexibility, processing speed, and episodic memory in 9-10 year olds.
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      selector: Using ABCD Study data (N=4,673 early adolescents), found no association between caffeine and DMN-DAN anticorrelation specifically, but references prior ABCD findings that caffeine intake is negatively associated with cognitive flexibility, processing speed, and episodic memory in 9-10 year olds.
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  structured citations: Too Jittery to Sleep? Temporal Associations of Actigraphic Sleep and Caffeine in Adolescents
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    url: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8746933/
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    accessed at: 2026-05-15T03:24:37.150Z
    archived at: 2026-05-15T03:24:37.150Z
    archived url: https://web.archive.org/web/20260515032420/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8746933/
    quote: Actigraphy-based study found that on days adolescents consumed caffeinated beverages, they had later sleep onset and later wake times, and that more variable sleep patterns predicted higher odds of caffeine consumption, suggesting a reinforcing cycle.
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  structured citations: Energy Drinks and Kids: What You Need to Know - Johns Hopkins Medicine
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    accessed at: 2026-05-15T03:24:12.818Z
    quote: Reports AACAP recommendation that adolescents 12-18 consume no more than 100 mg caffeine/day and avoid energy drinks entirely, and AAP position that energy drinks are not appropriate for children and adolescents.
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  structured citations: Secondary School Students and Caffeine: Consumption Habits, Motivations, and Experiences (2023)
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    url: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9965339/
    publisher: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
    accessed at: 2026-05-15T03:24:58.246Z
    quote: Notes that adolescents may be particularly vulnerable to caffeine effects due to lack of tolerance, smaller body size, changing brain physiology, and increasing independence.
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  structured citations: Children should avoid drinks with sugar, caffeine - AAP News
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    accessed at: 2026-05-15T03:24:12.776Z
    quote: AAP Committee on Nutrition member states energy drinks cause anxiety, hyperactivity, inattention, and have profound negative impact on sleep; 30-50% of teens report consuming energy drinks despite AAP recommendation against them.
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text: Regular caffeine consumption by adolescents (ages 13–18) poses a meaningful risk to their sleep, neurocognitive development, and behavioral health, and current consumption levels—with roughly 75–83% of teens consuming caffeine regularly—substantially exceed prudent limits given the evidence base.

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