Why don't obese kids get sugar highs? Robert Lustig, MD -

Aurelina

Robert Lustig, MD - The trouble with fructose: a Darwinian perspective



Raw footage of Dr. Lustig's presentation. Given the size of the file, I am leaning to making the rest a smaller file size, as here we are primarily interested with the talk itself and the time-code as a reference.

goron59

I can't see that video here, but from what I understand there is no such thing as a "sugar high" or "sugar rush". There have been countless experiments that show that sugar has no effect whatsoever on behaviour until an external even occurs, like a parent shouting "OMG you'll get hyperactive!" and then kids start behaving weird.

sugarbugger

I keep reading that sugar doesn't make kids hyper, maybe they can't TEST for it but I think all parents know that it does! Half an hour after a handful of haribo my normal 4 year old turns into a vile little monster who cant sit still or stop talking.

aslm

It's not the sugar, it's the E numbers in all these sugar foods....

clarech

It's not the sugar my daughter goes nuts on sugar free squash its the colouring that does it!

CarolynB38

I have definitely noticed my children's behaviour changing when they eat sugary food. They don't become naughty but they do have way too much energy. I usually get them doing something active afterwards and then they are fine, but mostly I avoid giving them too much sugar and never sugary foods on their own. If they have sugary foods it's usually after a meal or with their drink of milk, but they don't have them every day. That seems to minimise the damage

emmaNEEDSskinny

I can't see that video here, but from what I understand there is no such thing as a "sugar high" or "sugar rush". There have been countless experiments that show that sugar has no effect whatsoever on behaviour until an external even occurs, like a parent shouting "OMG you'll get hyperactive!" and then kids start behaving weird.

i agree! ive never had a sugar rush!

623Hernandez

GREAT info.!!!!!!!!!!! TY so much!

meggers123

Didn't watch this video, when my sister's kids get sugar (these are organic fed, no tv watching, Waldorf-attending, super athletic little kiddos), the 3 year old will bounce off the walls.

Granted, they could just be super, duper excited to be getting candy. :laugh:

JeninBelgium

ever notice that runners take in pure sugar whilst running for the energy - does sugar make you hyper? NO but it is an easily useable form of energy - kids already are full of energy and the sugar simply is adding energy (the way any food does) it's simplyt that the sugar acts faster than say butter would
regardnig e numbers, the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tnd4z) had an interesting program on this - all chemicals (and all food whether organinc, natural whole food or processedjunk food is simply a combination of chemicals - everything is after all - I mean water is a chemicalH2O) are required in Europe to have an E number just because something has an e number does not make it good or bad- you have to know what that E number is

for example E330- is Lemon Juice (citric acid) - is lemon juice going to make you hyperactive? probably not

just something to keep in mind

meggers123

I think "E numbers" have nothing to do with the scientology "E-Meter." "E numbers" are used on food lables here in Europe, to show what chemical-compounds are ingredients in food.

JeninBelgium

Yep I can confirm that they are not called E numbers on US packaging (after all the E stands for European)
Gary1977 the E numbers are a standardized european food for different checmicals - the European Union has 27 countries and over 20 official languages (22 or 24 languages I think but can't remember and don't feeel like googling now :-) ) thus it is very helpful to have a standardized short form for all the different ingredients

calliope_music

my little sister (she's 7) gets MEAN when she has sugar. like, i want to toss you out the window mean! it's crazy.