Another bit of conventional wisdom that doesnt stand up to scrutiny. #theexaminedlife I’m a skeptic at heart and I’ve always wondered about the causal link between sugar and hyperactivity. A search of the published literature proved that this has long been known to be nonexistent. In fact, it’s such old news that almost all of the articles on this topic are from the mid-nineties and earlier. A review of 12 separate research studies found that there was no evidence that eating sugar makes kids hyper. Each study was randomized, placebo-controlled, and double-blind. That is, half of the kids were randomly chosen to eat real sugar and half of the kids were given artificial sweetener. In addition, 1) the researchers did not know which kids were given real sugar and 2) the mothers and their children did not know which kids were given real sugar. The results were clear. The researchers observing the children did not notice any difference between the two groups. However, when moms thought their kids had eaten sugar, they thought that their kids were hyper. Regardless of whether their child had actually eaten sugar. When moms thought their kids had not eaten sugar, they thought that their kids were not hyper. Again, regardless of whether their child had actually eaten sugar. H/t Lisa Bonchek Adams
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:26:59 +0000
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