• Pohl@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The sugar one drives me nuts. Like yeah sugar doesn’t cause DSM-5 “hyperactivity”. Like of course not! It does give a little energy boost. And the rugrats will use the highly available energy and become a hilarious unmanageable dufus for a half hour or so.

    If you actually thought that candy was going to give your child a diagnosable psychiatric condition… you’re a huge fucking idiot. If you haven’t ever noticed that giving a kid a bag of sour patch kids gets them riled up, you haven’t spent much time with kids.

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      5 months ago

      My dog gets riled up when you give her a carrot as a treat. The kids aren’t bouncing off the wall because candy gave them a bunch of energy, they are bouncing off the wall because they are excited about the treat they have received.

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      5 months ago

      Yeah, that’s the one that has me doubting the entire list. My kids do get a “sugar high”.

      The wording they use is off and may be technically right. but if we are going based off the wording they use i don’t think it would be a common belief.