The idea that sugar and hyperactivity are linked has deep roots, going back to some problematic research studies in the 1970s that didn’t control for other factors that might make kids “hyper.” From the 1980s onward, research has found litt...
Here's what the research shows about whether eating sugar makes kids hyper./ Source: TODAY By Maura Hohman As any parent who's taken their child to a birthday party knows, a single bite of cake can appear to send your kid's energy levels into overdrive. Many of us assume that sugar ...
does sugar really make kids hyper?The article reports on the findings of various studies regarding the effect of sugar on the energy of children which found no connection of making children hyper according to Andrea Giancoli of the American Dietetic Association.Brody...
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“Sugar hijacks the brain, in a sense. It makes you feel great, then the come-down makes you feel terrible,” Avena says. Sugar crash, anyone? “This cycle leads to tolerance and needing more sugar to get the same reward or to taste something as being sweet.” ...
Okay, health food snobbery aside, the fact is that Noah in particular CANNOT have that stuff. Artificial coloring and his little nervous system do not play nicely together. It makes him hyper, unfocused and incredibly anxious. But there we were, out on a playground on a hot humid day, and...
Nice.. i've seen quite a few worn recently while passing through student-ville.. mainly 40somethings visiting or dropping off their kids. Anyone remember that short lived dragon shirt trend in the mid-late 90's? i used to go to this club called NY Sushi, i bought one from the guys ...
Why is sugar harmful to Babies below 1 year? What to substitute for sugar in baby foods? Natural Sweeteners for Baby food Also, if your baby has recently started on solids, you might also be wondering what kind of feeding chair is best for your baby. Check out our detailed post – High...
no plants at all other than a charming ring of forest and a tree in the front of yard with a little ring of stones. And it’s plopped on a very busy road. A road much favored by kids in loud, loud trucks on their exciting loop to the Food Lion parking lot and back and so to...
The four families and their obese kids ended up being a microcosm of the obesity epidemic. The parents were all fat. One bit the bullet and got a gastric bypass at 13. Another lost a lot…and then gained it all back a few months after the cameras stopped rolling. The other two seemed...