Before being adopted by Makwa, one set of Seff's foster parents thought it would be alright to allow young Seff to go out Trick or Treating unsupervised. The ensuing sugar-fueled rampage only ended when local law enforcement became involved. An investigation subsequently linked the incident to a new type of bacon-flavored candy, which remains illegal for sale within the town to this day.
In my experience 30+ years of teaching and Summer Camp Directing, it is not a myth; but it heavily depends on the child and their ability to handle such a sugar load in their system. Also, This is from refined sugar like Cane Sugar and not Beat or other kinds of Sugar. The problem stems in city child who get buzzed up on the sugar with nothing to do; where a suburb or rural child has a place to go out and run around and burn out the excess overload of sugar calories.
In my experience 30+ years of teaching and Summer Camp Directing, it is not a myth; but it heavily d
Sugar is mostly a depressant, not a stimulant. Children are often excited by getting typical sugar-rich foods such as candy, or are getting them in a context where they're already encouraged to be active and have fun, such as birthday parties or leisure time during camping. The "crash" afterward is just the actual effect of the sugar, not them running out of energy because the sugar made them too hyper. You can find plenty of other articles about the results of studies failing to find proof for "sugar rushes".
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190404104345.htm Sugar is mostly a depressant, not a
