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New discovery: sugary snacks help school children concentrate?


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It is a discovery to delight children and horrify parents - sugary drinks and snacks may be a good thing, according to scientists.

Researchers have found that a sugary drink improved primary school pupils’ memories and concentration.

Teachers fear the findings may promote junk food and the results confound suggestions that high-sugar diets cause hyperactivity.

The scientists, however, believe learning would improve through small regular snacks rather than large lunches.

Professor David Benton insisted: “The evidence sugar might cause hyperactivity is non-existent. We have shown it can help memory and concentration.

“Children between the ages of five and ten need twice as much glucose for their brains compared to an adult, but unlike other organs the brain does not store energy so it has to obtain it straight from the blood.

“The message we would like to encourage is that children need to be fed a little and often, but the risk is that they get fed a lot and often leading to problems with obesity."

What do you reach for when you need a pick-me-up? Will this news confuse parents and children about what they should and shouldn't be eating even further? How has it become so difficult to simply follow a balanced diet!?
LindseyIndigo

9 responses // New discovery: sugary snacks help school children concentrate?

  • Who funds Prof. David Benton, who are the "scientists" & was the study of the "researchers" subject to peer review?
    Confusion might be good for some people - what is the monetary value of the major corporations specialising in sugary drinks & snacks?
    charleshope
  • Sugary snacks also helps school children to develop diabetes types I and II.
    Vierotchka
  • For some reason, I doubt that the majority of children is sweets-deprived these days, so this could easily send the wrong message to parents trying to do the 'right' thing.
    JanaPokana
  • Parents should have no problem educating they're children about proper nutrition. A well organized meal plan, representing all the food groups, would sufficiently produce a healthy lifestyle.

    Over consumption of food, let alone 'sweets', is an epidemic in this country. Indoctrinating parents with falsehoods that 'sweets' are apart of a healthy balanced diet would only encourage unhealthy eating habits.

    BAM ! EAT THAT ! (pun intended)
    KrebstarSB
  • The study is likely to be well received by the sugar industry. Benton's research was funded by The Sugar Bureau.

    The Sugar Bureau is the trade association for the UK sugar industry, and is funded principally by British Sugar and Tate and Lyle.

    hum... ok....
    ivaanna2001
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  • Damn, I can't wait until smoking weed helps me over come my laziness
    NoGodsNoMasters
  • this is the best news in the world.
    time for the sweet shop!
    purplefox

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