Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sugar isn't making your kid hyperactive, it's actually dopamine, say scientists. Scientists are unwrapping the myth that sugary ...

Parents long have blamed their children’s “bouncing off the wall” behavior on eating too much sugar, but experts say there’s no truth to it. “It’s a myth that sugar causes hyperactivity,” says Mark ...

The book still enjoys relative success. Reviews on Goodreads indicate it still holds a lot of sway with some readers. In 2014, one reader gave the book five stars and wrote: Hyperactivity can be ...

Does sugar make kids hyper? Maybe. "If you look at the peer-reviewed evidence, we cannot say sugar absolutely makes kids hyper; however, you can't discount that sugar may have a slight effect" on ...

Parents have long observed that some kids go bonkers after eating foods with a lot of artificial ingredients or neon-bright colors. Medical researchers–not to mention the food industry–have been ...

When it comes to your kids’ diets, it’s not just about what they eat; it’s also about how certain foods might affect their behavior. Many common snacks and meals can unexpectedly lead to hyperactivity ...

It's a Saturday afternoon at a kids' birthday party. Hordes of children are swarming between the spread of birthday treats and party games. Half-eaten cupcakes, biscuits and lollies litter the floor, ...

To me, "Restless Leg Syndrome" made more sense than this doctor's grim assessment of hyper kids. After all, it wasn’t until the 1980s that I first heard the ADHD acronym used in parenting articles and ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Scientists are unwrapping the myth that sugary foods and beverages lead to hyperactivity in kids. For decades, people ...