Sugar Rush Busted: The Myth Your Brain Invented About Your Kids

Show Notes

For 50 years, parents have blamed birthday cake for their kids bouncing off walls. But multiple scientific studies have definitively proven sugar doesn't cause hyperactivity - and in one remarkable experiment, parents rated their kids as 'more hyper' after receiving sugar even when the kids got a placebo. This episode explores how a 1970s book created a myth that our brains still refuse to let go.