Myths · 2026-10-13
Sugar does NOT make kids hyper
The Professor says
Sugar makes kids hyper.
Fact Check
It does not. A 1995 JAMA meta-analysis pooled 23 blinded, placebo-controlled studies and found that sugar does not affect children's behaviour or thinking. Parents who expect a sugar rush tend to see one, which is expectation. The authors note a small effect, or an effect in some subsets of children, can't be ruled out.
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