Does Sugar Really Make Kids Hyper?

I grew up hearing my mom say we couldn't eat candy because it would make us hyper. I always believed this and have told my 10-year-old son the same thing. Now I know the truth, it's a myth.



I know many of you are thinking I'm totally wrong. Maybe you have seen your own kids turn hyper after eating sugar laden candy, cereal or drinking sodas. I know how you feel because I thought the reports were so wrong. Read more before you think I've lost it for sure on this one.



What you've heard: "Sugar makes kids hyper."



The truth:

More than 20 studies show that sugar has no effect on behavior, says Mark Wolraich, M.D., a chief of pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City.



Rather, it's guilt by association:

Kids tend to eat gobs of sugar at parties, where they'd go wild anyway. It may also be a matter of perception. In one study, moms who were told their children had eaten sugar rated them as very hyper compared to kids who ate an artificial sweetener, even though they actually all ate the sweetener.



Research shows carbohydrates, including sugar, are more apt to calm than arouse the brain, and ironically tend to reduce the hyperactivity.



Bottom line: While limiting sugar's a great idea for your child's health, you'll have to find another way to keep her from bouncing off the walls.



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