| ADHD and sugar is a huge topic of debate | | | | As has been stated, the actual scientific evidence |
| between parents of children with ADHD who | | | | linking ADHD and sugar is inconclusive. Most |
| have seen the effects of sugar on their kids, and | | | | studies have shown that sugar doesn't cause |
| doctors and scientists who say that sugar has no | | | | hyperactivity, but some studies have proven that |
| effect on children one way or the other. The fact | | | | high sugar intake can make it more difficult for a |
| is that all the scientific evidence is inconclusive | | | | child to concentrate, which could, in turn, |
| either way. Sugar may or may not have a real | | | | exacerbate other ADHD symptoms, as a child |
| effect on children with ADHD, but it's probably | | | | who isn't concentrating is likely not to listen to |
| better to be safe than sorry, as a low-sugar diet | | | | directions and to generally run a little wild. |
| is good for general health, at any rate. | | | | The good news is that unlike many other |
| What Sugar Does | | | | nutritional problems that may contribute to your |
| You've probably already heard that sugar is simply | | | | child's ADHD, you can easily control his or her |
| empty calories. This means that eating sugar fills | | | | sugar intake. This is, in fact, one of the first |
| up your calorie quota for the day without adding | | | | recommended alternative methods of treatment |
| any vital nutrients and vitamins to your body. In | | | | for ADHD. |
| an age of childhood obesity, this alone should be | | | | Another treatment option that seems to be at |
| enough to cause you to steer your child away | | | | the forefront of available treatments is |
| from consuming large amounts of sugar. | | | | homeopathic remedies. A good homeopathic |
| Further than this, though, sugar actually leaches | | | | remedy can be just as effective as an ADHD |
| nutrients from the body because it takes so | | | | prescription drug, without the harmful side effects. |
| many nutrients and vitamins to process it. This | | | | It can regulate the chemicals in your child's brain, |
| may link ADHD and sugar intake because many | | | | allowing your child to be able to focus and |
| people are beginning to believe that ADHD is | | | | concentrate better. Controlling how much sugar |
| caused or exacerbated by nutritional deficits in a | | | | your child eats along with placing him on a |
| child's diet. If this is the case, eating more sugar | | | | homeopathic remedy may be just the safe, |
| may cause an even higher deficiency in nutrients, | | | | natural ADHD cure you're looking for. |
| causing ADHD symptoms or making them worse. | | | | To control your child's sugar intake, start small. |
| ADHD and sugar have also been linked because | | | | Don't try to strip her of all her favorite foods in |
| many children with ADHD do not metabolize sugar | | | | one day. Instead, slowly cut out those treats with |
| properly. Even people who process sugar normally | | | | the highest sugar content and replace them with |
| can experience blood sugar rushes and crashes | | | | healthier alternatives. For instance, replace a |
| after a high-sugar, mostly-carbohydrate meal, and | | | | sugary breakfast cereal with a bowl of creamy |
| the effects of sugar can be even stronger in | | | | oatmeal sweetened with honey. You can also try |
| ADHD children. | | | | new recipes for cookies and candies that involve |
| What This Means for Your Child | | | | less sugar. |