American children (and adults) eat too much sugar. According to the American Heart Association, there are young children get 12 teaspoons (tsp) of sugar per day compared with the recommended 4 c. Tea., schoolchildren eat 21 teaspoons instead of the recommended 3 teaspoons, and adolescents up to 34 teaspoons instead of the recommended from May to August teaspoons..
. There are a lot of sugar! Think about it. A 20 oz bottle of soda can contain Crush 83 grams of sugar. It is nearly 21 teaspoons of sugar in a glass!
Impact T of sugar in our ability or the ability to focus our son? Does it affect hyperactivity? Is it increasing irritability or mood effect? They rev and slow us?
The consensus of the scientific literature is that the sugar does not lead to hyperactivity. For example, in 1985, Dr. Mark Wolraich published the most influential study shows that sugar does not make any difference with ADHD. The same group later re-published the article, said, "one of the few studies that have found effects were more likely to find sugar improving behavior by making it worse."
Unfortunately, some of us have children who do not read these studies. As adults, we have already noticed how sugar affects us. And when parents have probably already noticed some of the effects of sugar is in our children. My daughter was only two (and later diagnosed with ADHD), when my father let go of the sugar in a bowl day we were flying home from vacation. And 'become unusually hyperactive, and it was very difficult to control at the airport. He wanted to run and keeps wriggling in my arms (and believe me I was holding tight), and ran at full speed. It 'was a nightmarish day for both. He was very sensitive to sugar in your system.
Studies show that sugar can lead to a reduction in attention. Wender and Solanto sought but did not find a relationship between sugar and aggression. Instead, they found that inattention as measured by a continuous performance task, increased only the contribution of the ADHD group following sugar. The study found that consumption of sugar as part of a meal high in carbohydrates can inattention worse in some children with ADHD, more than one child without ADHD.
Girardi and his team at Yale has found that sugar intake caused metabolic alterations in children with ADHD. Other studies show that children (with and without ADHD) who skip breakfast do not perform as well in school.
Besides the possible effect on attention, sugar contributes to childhood obesity, now epidemic in the United States. It also contributes to poor health, diabetes, cardiovascular, and as any parent knows, the result for sugar in mood swings, temper tantrums and collapses. This is probably because the sudden rise in blood sugar will trigger an increase in insulin, which will rapidly lower blood glucose in the blood. Hypoglycaemia exacerbates the already low level of brain arousal of children with ADHD and exacerbates behavioral problems. So you have a child sour, irritable and unmotivated.
Therefore it is important to be aware of sugar in the food you eat and your child. Make it a habit to read labels on processed foods to see how much sugar in your diet. You might be surprised how much sugar content varies from brands like food. Choose foods high in sugar lower when possible.
Do not succumb to the ease of sugary foods, such as a toaster cakes, cereals, which is full of sugar and artificial colors and other foods high in simple carbohydrates. These will give you or your child's blood sugar after a wave of anti-dumping mid-morning energy. Find cereals with more than eight grams of sugar per serving. (Whole Grain Cheerios has 1 gram.) Serve with eggs, toast whole, or protein shakes with fruit. Give your child fruits, raw vegetables, nuts, seeds and whole grain products.
Present the diet low sugar gradually. It can last from two weeks to six months depending on the level of family consumption of sugar, combined with sweet foods, and temperament. Involve children in collecting food and teach them to read the labels.
By limiting sugary foods to maintain a stable blood sugar level. This helps you stay energetic and alert during the day. Provide a low sugar supplies for you and your family at home. The practical choice of foods with lower sugar content when you eat or fast food. Fill your fridge with healthy snacks like fresh fruit, nuts and low fat cheese. Look for low-sugar peanut butter, yogurt and water with natural flavor. Even unsweetened juices contain too much sugar from fruit sources. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting fruit juice to 6 ounces for children under 7 and 12 ounces for older children. Their children develop healthy eating from his example.
Be careful not to substitute artificial sweeteners for sugar. Artificial sweeteners like aspartame are a healthy alternative to sugar. Some experts called neurotoxins, and some people are very sensitive to them. Instead of looking for foods that are naturally low in sugar.
When I was a completely sugar-free diet for a long time, my taste buds changed and the ordinary food taste very sweet. I will never forget how cold sweet potatoes baked sweet taste that I've brought a snack at work. When you need a diet low in sugars in general, you and your child does not crave sweets all the junk food. Use them in moderation as a treat, if at all. For special occasions, like birthdays or Halloween serve the high-protein meal or snack before the cakes are served. This is an increase in blood sugar so much.
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