# Does giving sweets to kids produce a "sugar rush?"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-giving-sweets-to-kids-produce-a-sugar-rush/442185>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [March 21, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-giving-sweets-to-kids-produce-a-sugar-rush/442185 "2008-03-21T03:25:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![cyberidd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@cyberidd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cyberidd)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-giving-sweets-to-kids-produce-a-sugar-rush/442185/1 "2008-03-21T03:25:18Z")

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THANK YOU!!!

I have known that this research was done and knew that sugar has no effect on (most) kids, but like you say, it is incredibly hard to convince anyone else of that fact, but now I have science on my side to help me prove it.

Once again, thank you.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-giving-sweets-to-kids-produce-a-sugar-rush/442185/2 "2008-03-21T10:37:27Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB, cyberidd.

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