2006-12-20 14:30:25 · 7 answers · asked by juliet K 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I saw a tv show on this, and they used a placebo in replace of sugar... and all kids acted the same. I can see where kids will get excited- it's candy! yuum! But I personally don't think it makes them hyper.
2006-12-20 14:33:50 · answer #1 · answered by m930 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is an article from a website:
Many parents believe that when they give their children sugary foods, it makes the children overactive, or what is often described as "hyper." There is also one popular dietary approach to treating ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) that calls for cutting out all refined sugar, as well as some other natural substances and most artificial flavors and colors.
This may seem logical since some foods clearly contain chemicals that can affect the brain. Most people have experienced how certain foods can bring on different moods or states of mind (sleepy after a large meal, unusually awake after strong coffee, for instance). But there is very little scientific support for the idea that refined sugar plays an important role in the symptoms of ADHD, at least for most children. In one large and very careful study, researchers gave children who had been diagnosed with ADHD either a diet that had refined sugar and additives such as red food dye, or one that was completely free of such substances. The two diets were prepared to look and taste identical so that people couldn't tell which one they were getting. The researchers supplied all the food themselves and made everyone in the family agree to eat the same things.
The bottom line? On average, the children on the artificial diet behaved pretty much the same as the children on the all-natural, no-sugar diet. But there were a few children--roughly 1 in 100--who were clearly much more active and out of control on the artificial diet. So I have come to believe that for most children, red dye and refined sugar probably don't make a big difference as far as the symptoms of ADHD go. But for a very few children, they probably do.
2006-12-20 14:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by Val 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO. Someone did an experiment a few years back giving one group of kids sugar candy and another group sugar-free candy without telling either group what they had. Both groups started acting rambunctious within a few minutes. It was all in their mind. Of course as soon as one of the kids came down from his "high" the others quickly began to drop also.
2016-03-29 02:08:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! But there are healthy subs. Yogurt instead of pudding, if you bake, switch to splenda. Diet cokes take some getting used to but they will drink them if they are thirsty. Liquid sugar is the worst. If you do nothing else change the drinks in your house.
2006-12-20 14:35:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anna O 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah
2006-12-20 14:37:49 · answer #5 · answered by Brittany 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
consider this ... alcohol is a complex sugar.
2006-12-20 14:40:27 · answer #6 · answered by thrag 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes very, the more surgar the more energy they have.
2006-12-20 14:34:13 · answer #7 · answered by Jenni 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋