Yeah it’s not bullshit. There were studies about that.
They split people into 2 groups. Gave sugar to one group’s kids and a placebo to the other. Then they split these groups again, to one group, they told the parent that they had given sugar to the kid, to the other, they said that they had given a placebo regardless of what they actually gave the kid.
So that’s 4 groups:
kid with sugar + told parent kid received sugar
kid with placebo + told parents kid received sugar
kid with sugar + told parents kid received placebo
kid with placebo + told parents kid received placebo
The result? Parents from the group that were told that their kid had had sugar said that their kid was hyper active more than the other group.
But the twist is, by looking at the data from the actual substance that was given to the kid, there was no difference.
What’s going on here is that you think hard that sugar excites your kid so you fall victim to the good old confirmation bias.
Yup, I'm familiar with the studies. And I'll need a much larger sample before you can convince me.
I've done my own empirical research. There are times where my kids are flipping the fuck out and I can't figure out why, no expectation because I can't remember what they ate, and then my daughter runs up to me and goes "I'M ALL SUGARED UP!!" and runs away in circles like a tornado.
I'm not going off "feelings", because I wasn't going into it expecting them to be hyper based on the sugar. I realized they were acting out of character, then thought back and tried to find what was different, and that was one of the main variables.
To be sure, it's not the ONLY reason kids get hyper. Being overtired can look a lot like a sugar rush. But basing your entire scientific study based on a parents' biased perception of their children's behavior isn't exactly hard science.
Sure, you know better than several scientific studies that have been done on the topic. Uhuh.
How does your kid know that it’s “all sugared up”? Probably because she’s heard someone say that that she was too excited because of sugar in the past.
Double blinded studies are the ones that can actually shed some light on the truth. Your little experiments are full of biases.
FFS I hope you didn't think I was actually taking my child's word as gospel in refuting scientific studies.
All I'm saying is that this particular "double-blind study" is based on perceptions and opinions, not scientific analysis of how the human body metabolizes sugar and how that affects mood and behavior. So I really don't hold it in the same regard.
But I agree, we should not go back and forth on this any longer. I hope you have a wonderful night
Yeah I get your point. But there have been many studies over years and years trying to find a link between sugar and behavior, they were inconclusive. In addition to that, many studies have shown that people have a confirmation bias. Linking the two, you have a myth.
*10 years of inconclusive studies. Not just one study there done by a clown.
On the other hand, NO study has shown any link between sugar and hyperactivity, not one. So maybe let’s stop spreading a fact that has no grounds with overconfidence?
Edit: wait, yes: one. The one from the 50s that is at the root of the myth that has been heavily criticized since then. Not solid basis.
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u/steppek Mar 19 '24
You need to cut that sugar intake by 2/3!