--- title: Energy drinks: why they're not for kids — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Energy drinks: why they're not for kids», a lesson of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Kai in Manchester is ten and waves a giant can before footy, and his cousin snatches it: «You're 10, our kid» («our kid» is Mancu --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/) / Energy drinks: why they're not for kids # Energy drinks: why they're not for kids Lesson 52 of the medicine course of Mova's primary school: 15 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/). - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/2/) — Kai in Manchester is ten and waves a giant can before footy, and his cousin snatches it: «You're 10, our kid» («our kid» is Mancunian for a brother or close family member), «shops shouldn't even sell you that». - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/3/) — The buzz is short and the crash is real: a racing heart, shaky hands, a wired brain at midnight, then a flop like a wet sock, and the can itself says it is not recommended for children. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/4/) — Energy drinks are high in caffeine, and many are high in sugar too. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/5/) — In the UK, drinks with more than 150 mg of caffeine per litre must carry the warning «High caffeine content. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/6/) — Not recommended for children». - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/7/) — In 2025 the UK government was reported to have announced a ban on selling high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s in England. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/8/) — A child's smaller body feels a dose of caffeine more strongly than an adult's, and there is no safe amount advised for children. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/9/) — A small 250 ml can at 32 mg per 100 ml holds about 80 mg of caffeine, and a 500 ml can about 160 mg, roughly like two cups of instant coffee. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/11/) — Lots of caffeine can make the heart race or flutter, the hands shake and the tummy feel upset, and exercise on top makes it feel worse. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/12/) — A racing, fluttery heart means stop, sit down and tell an adult; feeling faint or chest pain means 999. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/13/) — Two cans means twice the caffeine and more jitters and a bigger crash, not twice the fitness. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/14/) — The sugar and caffeine lift lasts a short while, and then many people feel tired, grumpy or low. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/15/) — Athletes in adverts are paid to appear; they got fast from years of training, food and sleep, not from the can. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/16/) — Caffeine works the same whoever bought the can, so a drink handed on by an older kid is just as bad. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/17/) — Sleep, breakfast and water help a child focus; caffeine more often brings jitters and worry. - ← previous: [Water, fizzy drinks and sports drinks](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/51-water-fizzy-drinks-and-sports-drinks/) - next →: [Breakfast before a match and food after](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/53-breakfast-before-a-match-and-food-after/) - ↑ back to [Medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/)