Did you know that? Have you ever been blamed for kids acting up because of “all the sugar you are giving them”? Kids love candy. I love candy for that matter. But most scientists agree that sugar consumption does not effect the behavior of kids.
You might find the following study humorous. A group of children thought to be “behaviorally sensitive” to sugar were studied. The children were divided into two groups. The mothers of one group were told that their children were given a drink with a lot of sugar. The mothers of the other group were told that their children had been given a drink that did not contain sugar. All children had actually been given a drink sweetened with Nutrasweet. The mothers who thought that their children had had sugar rated them as more hyperactive than the other mothers.
Don’t feel so bad tomorrow when you give out those Dum Dums and Tootsie Rolls. Have a great weekend.
ahh so you are the proprietor of all our parenting woes! and that’s why parents everywhere love pastor ryan:) lol.
Hey everyone, Evan Doyle here. I’m on vacation for a couple of weeks, so you won’t hear from me too much, but this post from Ryan reminded me of this study that the BBC did:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/humanbody/truthaboutfood/kids/hyperactivity.shtml
You can watch a video about it on that site. Fascinating, really.
Just thought I would share. Enjoy!
What about children/people with hypoglicemia or diabetes, why does sugar effect their behaviour so much if sugar doesnt make people hyper?