State of California Studying Caffeine Effects for Pregnant Women/Fetuses
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A California state advisory panel has recommended that the state conduct an investigation into whether caffeine poses a risk to unborn children.
The recommendation from the Science Advisory Board Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee is nonbinding, but the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment promised to “give it heavy weight because this is a panel of scientific experts.”
If the state determines that caffeine poses a risk to unborn children, it would have to place warning labels on certain caffeine-containing beverages.
Studies have linked caffeine consumption to miscarriages, premature birth and low birth weight. However, a variety of health groups including the College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the March of Dimes and the Mayo Clinic have given the green light to consuming up to two cups of coffee or seven caffeinated soft drinks per day for pregnant women.
This ambiguity is part of why the board concluded that further studies are needed.
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