Eli5: Do we actually get sugar highs and sugar rushes as kids or was that just myths?
In: Chemistry
Kids get excited when you give them a treat. Excited kids act hyper. It’s not the sugar itself (fuel for your cells), but the happiness/excitement that makes the “rush”
Edit: however if you give them a sweet, caffeinated drink like coca cola, then you’re adding the stimulation from the caffeine to the excitement, which would boost it even further
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