Current U.S. dietary guidelines recommend no consumption of added sugar from before a baby is even born until they're 2 years old. But most children are exposed to added sugar from a very early age, ...

Sugar has been a staple in human diets since forever. Its sweet taste is especially appealing to kids, leading many parents ...

Too much sugar, mainly from sugary sodas and processed treats, can have dangerous effects on kids, including harm to cognitive functions and risks of obesity and diabetes later in life. Nutritionists ...

Does sugar make kids hyper? Maybe. "If you look at the peer-reviewed evidence, we cannot say sugar absolutely makes kids hyper; however, you can't discount that sugar may have a slight effect" on ...

Kids today consume far more sugar than recommended, but the effects don’t stop in childhood. New research reveals surprising ways early sugar exposure shapes long-term health. It's not just candy.

The idea of kids getting a “sugar rush” emerged in the 1970s, and the myth continues despite evidence to the contrary. Eating too much cotton candy and other sweets can lead to health problems, but ...

Nowadays, sugar features in the children's diet in the form of sweets, packaged snacks, beverages, and even so-called healthy foods. However, it could be one of the most dangerous things that your ...

The “nut free” butter snack one of our 7-year-olds got at their on-site after-school program had almost as much sugar as four sugar packets. We wondered: how could this be a safe and approved snack ...

Amy Reichelt receives funding from NHMRC and ARC. She is affiliated with PurMinds Neuropharma. It’s a Saturday afternoon at a kids’ birthday party. Hordes of children are swarming between the spread ...

One of the reasons that humans have grown to love sugar is because it’s essential for the proper functioning of our body (especially our big brains). Sugar is a form of carbohydrate, and our body ...