It’s a common trope: a bunch of kids go to a birthday party, eat some cake, and suddenly they all start acting out and bouncing off the walls. This idea, that sugar causes kids to become hyperactive, has been around for generations. But do we actually have evidence to support it? Could there be something else going on? And how might sugar intake impact the brain of folks with ADHD? Join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we dig deeper into this topic and examine whether or not sugar intake is actually linked to hyperactivity.
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Things we talked about and additional reading:
- Why Your Child is Hyperactive
- Hyperactive Children Documentary
- Sugar Intake Study #1
- Sugar Intake Study #2
- Sugar and Hyperactivity meta-analysis #1
- Sugar and Hyperactivity meta-analysis #2
- Sugar Intake and Expectancies
- Sugar Consumption and ADHD meta-analysis
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