Nearly three out of four U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine.
February 10/Chicago/The Associated Press -- Nearly three out of four U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate did not budge much over a decade, although soda use declined and energy drinks became an increasingly common source, a government analysis finds.
Though even most preschoolers consume some caffeine-containing products, their average was the amount found in half a can of soda, and overall caffeine intake declined in children up to age 11 during the decade.