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Is Sugar to Blame for Hyperactivity? - Symptoms - ADHD

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One question that continues to haunt parents of children with ADHD is: Does sugar cause hyperactivity?

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Is Sugar to Blame for #Hyperactivity? - #ADHD - myth persists that sugar causes ADHD and hyperactivity - http://t.co/YeKmntc

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Festive medical myths | BMJ

bmj.com — “Sugar causes hyperactivity in childrenWhile sugarplums may dance in children’s heads, visions of holiday sweets terrorise parents with anticipation of hyperactive behaviour. Regardless of what parents might believe, however, sugar is not to blame for out of control little ones. At least 12 double blind randomised controlled trials have examined how children react to diets containing different levels of sugar.2 None of these studies, not even studies looking specifically at children with attentioView full resource at bmj.com

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A few holiday medical myths debunked (e.g., that sugar makes kids hyper) from @aaronecarroll http://t.co/vVpFudd7

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