Sugar Effects On Children Research Paper

When asked to agree or disagree with the primary statement of this clinical study, “Kids tend to get hyperactive after they’ve eaten lots of sugar,” I could not help but whole heartedly agree. As a summer-long camp counselor, an older sister to two, an early childhood education major, and as a former kid, I can honestly say that sugar does and (still can for me) induce a sense of hyperactivity. Sugar causes a rapid rise in blood sugar, therefore causing an intense increase in activity levels. This is why we know that campers 1 cupcake, they are bouncing off the walls. To investigate the effects of sugar on children, I have chosen to conduct a clinical study to determine this. For this study, children, ages 5-11, will be the …show more content…
These children will be randomly selected from the Dayton area. This will be a controlled experiment. It will be a controlled experiment because there will be 4 randomly placed groups: 3 treatment groups and a single control group. The children from the entire age range, will be randomly placed into these groups. The three treatment groups will be given different types of sugar to see which causes the most hyperactivity. Treatment Group A will be receiving sugar in the form of candy (skittles, candy bars, etc.). Treatment Group B will be receiving sugar in the form of cake. Treatment Group C will be receiving sugar in the form of cookies. There will be a single control group who will receive a placebo, which in this case is artificial, sugar free candy. Scientists will be conducting the research in an effort to combat hyperactivity in children. They will be determining if the kids are hyperactive by placing them in a simulated playroom for X amount of hours. This is a blind placebo study procedure, because the scientists know who is in which group, but the children do not know who was given what, nor does the control group know that there was actually no sugar given. Although this study seems