Sugar Makes Children Hyperactive
Honors English, Hour 3
10 October 2013
Sugar Makes Children Hyperactive Every person has been told at least once in their life that they have “had too much sugar”. This is something that is heard often and is most likely said when one becomes a little bit too hyper for another one’s liking. As Halloween comes creeping up on us, we all prepare ourselves for those kids that have eaten too much sugar and have become hyper. There seems to be a rumor going around that says sugar makes children hyperactive. They say that once a child has eaten or drank something with sugar in it, they will become more hyper than usual, and that is caused from the sugar. The rumor that sugar makes children hyperactive has been around for longer than we all have been alive. This makes me very curious. Why has this rumor stayed with us for so many years? Are only children affected by the sugar? More questions that have come about when thinking about this well-known rumor are; where did this rumor come from? Who started this? I think that the question most of the world is asking themselves about sugar making children hyperactive is: Is this even true?
There are many different theories that involve the concept of sugar making children hyperactive. Most parents would say that yes, sugar does make children more hyper. However, with today’s research, this might not be so true. The most common times that children intake sugar is when they are at celebrations, birthday parties, social events; where there is many people and an exciting environment. According to many research studies, it is the context of parties, holidays, and other occasions that cause these kids to be hyperactive (Warner). As these events with sugary drinks and cupcakes continue on, the child becomes excited, then tired, and then over-tired which causes their hyperactivity to change dramatically. The blame for this is automatically put onto the sugar that was eaten. A change in mood happens because of the rise in
10 October 2013
Sugar Makes Children Hyperactive Every person has been told at least once in their life that they have “had too much sugar”. This is something that is heard often and is most likely said when one becomes a little bit too hyper for another one’s liking. As Halloween comes creeping up on us, we all prepare ourselves for those kids that have eaten too much sugar and have become hyper. There seems to be a rumor going around that says sugar makes children hyperactive. They say that once a child has eaten or drank something with sugar in it, they will become more hyper than usual, and that is caused from the sugar. The rumor that sugar makes children hyperactive has been around for longer than we all have been alive. This makes me very curious. Why has this rumor stayed with us for so many years? Are only children affected by the sugar? More questions that have come about when thinking about this well-known rumor are; where did this rumor come from? Who started this? I think that the question most of the world is asking themselves about sugar making children hyperactive is: Is this even true?
There are many different theories that involve the concept of sugar making children hyperactive. Most parents would say that yes, sugar does make children more hyper. However, with today’s research, this might not be so true. The most common times that children intake sugar is when they are at celebrations, birthday parties, social events; where there is many people and an exciting environment. According to many research studies, it is the context of parties, holidays, and other occasions that cause these kids to be hyperactive (Warner). As these events with sugary drinks and cupcakes continue on, the child becomes excited, then tired, and then over-tired which causes their hyperactivity to change dramatically. The blame for this is automatically put onto the sugar that was eaten. A change in mood happens because of the rise in
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