Take a group of young children, add sugar, then stand back and watch them bounce off the walls. But sugar does not cause hyperactivitydoi:10.1016/S0262-4079(13)62094-1WilliamsCaroline Williams is a freelancer based in Surrey, UKCarolineCaroline Williams is a freelancer based in Surrey, UKNew...
you’ll see hyperactivity. One study found that parents who thought their “sugar-sensitive” child had consumed sugar, even though they hadn’t,rated their children as more hyperactivethan the parents who were (correctly) told their children ...
It's not sugar that causes diabetes, but rather "a combination of genetic and environmental factors. However, being overweight does increase your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, so if you have a history of diabetes in your family, a healthy diet and regular exercise are recommended to con...
Natural fructose does not cause rollercoaster blood sugar, unless the person overdoes it. Natural fructose is not addicting. High fructose corn syrup, by contrast, cannot be well digested, actually inhibits digestion, is addicting, and causes a great number of biochemical errors, as we shall see...
Sugar by itself does not cause diabetes. Both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes evolve from a disruption of the body’s ability to convert blood glucose (commonly referred to as blood sugar) into energy. Starches and sugars – whether originating from foods like potatoes, carrots, corn, strawberries...
Most people do realize that sugar can cause hyperactivity, but what they don’t realize is that sugar lurks where you least expect to find it and affects the human body in myriad ways. The sugar industry vehemently denies that sugar is hazardous to human health. Are the parallel increases ...
Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, inability to concentrate and crankiness in children. Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides. Sugar reduces the body’s ability to defend against bacterial infection. Sugar causes a decline in tissue elasticity and function – the more sugar you...
It is believed that one trigger of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be consumption of sugar. All high GI foods cause a rapid rise in blood sugar levels, which causes a temporary surge of energy and at the same time, hyperactivity. Soon after this energy surge, comes a di...
can sour your health. Whole foods like fruits, veggies, dairy, and grains have natural sugars. Your body digests those carbs slowly so your cells get a steady supply of energy. Added sugars, on the other hand, come in packaged foods and drinks. Your body does not need any added sugars...
Although glucagon-like and insulin-like hormones have been found across animal phyla, incretin-like EEC-derived hormones have not yet been characterised in invertebrates. Here, we show that the midgut-derived hormone, neuropeptide F (NPF), acts as the sugar-responsive, incretin-like hormone in ...