As any parent who's taken their child to a birthday party knows, a single bite of cake can appear to send your kid's energy levels into overdrive. Many of us assume that sugar is to blame. But is it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sugar has been a staple in human diets since forever. Its sweet taste is especially appealing to kids, leading many parents to wonder, how much sugar is okay for them each day? The amount they consume ...