Food Theory: Sugar DOESN’T Make Kids Hyper?!

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Happy SPOOKY season, Loyal Theorist! Are you ready for Halloween? The kids sure are, and all that sugar is bound to make them CRAZY. Or will it? The truth is, the sugar rush is a complete and utter lie!
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[NoahOMorainRush]

When I was a kid, adults would constantly patronise me about sugar making kids hyper, and I'd tell them, "Actually I usually feel more tired after a bunch of sugar, " and they'd tell me I was lying because I wanted more sugar. Turns out I'm diabetic. Thanks guys.

[Sly-Moose]

It wasn't the sugar that made me hyper. It was the dopamine from having a fun time with friends that made me hyper. You don't see people calling drunk adults partying as hyper, yet that's exactly how they be acting.

[hunter_hiebert]

Also important to note, a lot of parents who would report their kids becoming more hyper after a sugary cola, falsely associated it with the sugar instead of the caffeine in the pop. The video mentioned pop in its relation to sugar, but the caffeinated beverages also helped contribute to the sugary myth throughout the years.

[ellymyths]

I always wondered why after eating a bunch of sugar I only every felt the “crash” and never the “rush”
It makes more sense now lol

[leel]

My daughter eats a banana: infant tornado.
She eats a cookie: sleeps.
She's 1. Of course she is sometimes hyper.

[MonarchOfSugars]

Can confirm from experience, the feingold diet did not cure my ADHD when I was a kid. It just isolated me from other kids in school and summer camp because when everyone else had popsicles or cupcakes I was stuck with pretzels and chex mix...

[nemesis]

Matpat need to do a episode on adhd and how it works differently then the normal brain with sugar and caffeine

[ChronoShadow]

"Everyone is just sleepy" is way too true. The world would be a MUCH better place if more people got good sleep.

[whenimmanicimgodly]

Youd be surprised how many fully grown adults i argue with every year about sugar rushes not being real.

[c.v.emmans]

Yep. Placebo effect. I actually plan to weaponize this against my kids. I'm gonna tell them that veggies make kids hyper. Tastes icky but gives you energy. Veggie rush. They get an excuse to be maniacs, I get well-fed kids with a balanced, nutritious diet. Win-win.

[rengokus.number..hater_]

I would pay an ungodly amount of money to see Mat Pat’s search history

[SaganTheKhajiit]

The idea of a sugar rush was completely unknown to me until I was almost in my 20's, when I saw it on foreign media. Here in my country it's just not a thing.

[thedork]

As a not American, I always thought "sugar rush" was a just a joke, not something people actually believe in

[baileybec]

I can't wait to see MatPat finally fulfill his child's dream to make an episode on what gum is the best...

[squidman]

This was always a thing that bothered me, as a child I always saw depictions of sugar rushes, but I had never experienced it, so it felt weird

[mattwolf]

I would eat surgar as a kid and never felt or acted differently. I considered it a myth before I was even in high school along with that thing about your tounge having different taste zones. It was awkward when we did that experiment in elementary school and some of the students including me said "but I can taste the salt" it showed me that adults didnt know what they were talking about 100% of the time.

[RaptorRed]

I’ve often noticed I get sleepy when I go on a candy binge on Halloween. Now I know why. Thx matpat as always.

[flaterik]

So we had a fun experiance here in Norway where they sent like 20 kids to a birthday party telling the parents that they would all eat just healthy food. Parents left, kids got only candy, cake and all the suger they could dream of. Before the perants came back they had a story time and nap, so that they where well rested. All the parents thought that it was the best birthday party ever and that their kids had never been so calm after a party before, , all thanks to the healthy food. But in reality the kids eat only suger and just had a nap.

[itsJewelia]

Thank you for finally doing this! As a childcare professional who works with little kids and their families everyday, it is amazing how many people fight me when I tell them that sugar rushes aren’t real.

[sadhbhcorr]

You'd be shocked how often I had this discussion my parents and they didn't believe me. As a kid, I was excited and hyperactive due to playing with my friends or else it was when I got tired from being out late, not because of how much sugar I'd had . Also, kids eat sugar because and are happy when they're eating something nice. Candy made me happy when I was young and I expressed it by being hyper.