Ah, the age old debate: “does sugar make kids hyperactive?”
LET’S SETTLE IT! HALLOWEEN STYLE!
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Citations:
Flora, S.R., & Polenick, C.A. (2013) Effects of sugar consumption on human behavior and performance. The Psychological Record, 63, 513-524. doi:10.11133/j.tpr.2013.63.3.008
Wolraich, M. L., Wilson, D. B., & White, J. W. (1995). The effect of sugar on behavior or cognition in children: A meta-analysis. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 274, 1617-1621. doi:10.1001/jama.1995.03530200053037
Sciutto, M.J. (2015) ADHD Knowledge, Misconceptions, and Treatment Acceptability. Journal of Attention Disorders, 19(2), 91-98. doi: 10.1177/1087054713493316
Hoover, D. W., & Milich, R. (1994). Effects of sugar ingestion expectancies on mother-child interactions. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 22, 501-515. doi:10.1007/BF02168088
SPECIAL THANKS to Rachelle LeDuc and Patrick LaCount for contributing the research for this episode!
And thanks to Pnospric who busted another myth in the comments section by pointing out poisoned candy isn’t actually a thing, either —
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