Does Sugar Make Kids Hyperactive? (Special Halloween Episode!)

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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