Can Sugar Really Cause Children To Be Hyperactive?

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JAKARTA - Many parents believe too much sugar can make the child hyperactive. The idea that sugar can cause hyperactivity in children comes from a popular menu in the 1970s made by a pediatrician named Dr. Benjamin Feingold.

"Feingold Diet" is an elimination diet that does not allow artificial dyes, artificial taste, and other additional ingredients common in processed foods. Fedingold believes that this additive substance contributes to hyperactivity and allergies, as reported by VOI from the Very Well Parenting page, Friday, February 23.

Although Feingold does not specifically suggest that parents get rid of sugar from the daily meal menu. The idea that any kind of food additive can be linked to the problem of rapidly spreading behavior.

In fact, this is just a myth that is not scientifically proven. Launching Medical News Today data, the myth about sugar as the cause of hyperactivity in children has been broken by various scientific research.

One of the studies that has proven it is research in 1995 published in JAMA. The study analyzed the findings of 23 experiments in 16 scientific works. From the results of the data analysis, it was proven that sugar, especially sucrose, had no effect on child cognitive behavior.

However, researchers note that each child has different effects when consuming sugar. However, this has no significant effect on child cognitive behavior.

Although there is a lot of fear of sugar caused by a diet culture, sweet foods can actually be put into a healthy diet for children (and their parents!)

Here are some tips for fostering healthy relationships with food, especially sweet foods: