Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Current U.S. dietary guidelines recommend no consumption of added sugar from before a baby is even born until they're 2 years old. But most children are exposed to added sugar from a very early age, ...

Is it true that eating lots of sugar causes hyperactivity in kids? Parents long have blamed their children’s “bouncing off the wall” behavior on eating too much sugar, but experts say there’s no truth ...

Birthday parties tend to blur together in memory. Cupcakes are piled high with neon frosting and the hiss of soda cans cracking open. Then, noise follows fast. Kids dart between rooms, voices bounce ...

For decades, parents have blamed sugar for their children's wild energy—but research tells a different story. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, explains how placebo studies, parental expectations, and ...