ADHD NewsTips # 7. Enjoy.

ADHD NewsTips # 7. Enjoy.

It's all in the Label

We all know that most kids eat too much sugar. (So does the author
of these ADHD NewsTips but then nobody's perfect!) We know--even if
scientists still aren't sure--that too much sugar often causes
hyperactivity and insomnia. A child can end up with the ADHD label
simply from eating too much sugar every single day.

It's candy bars, soft drinks, cake, cookies, etc. Right? Well, yes
but it's also in most cereal, several brands of yogurt, some bread,
muffins--just about everything that comes in a box or a carton.

So what's a parent to do? What's a teacher to plan for party or snack
time?

Read the label! Teach kids how to read the label. Make a label-
reading game. If sugar is first or second in the list of
ingredients, it's too much sugar. And teach them all those sneaky
sugar words like glucose and sucrose. (If it ends in "os" or "ol,"
it's probably sugar.

Caution: Just because it's in the health-food section at the grocery
store, doesn't mean "low sugar." And low-fat almost always means
more sugar.

Next: Garbanzo Beans as a taste treat? Surely, you're kidding!

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Dr. MaryJo Wagner
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