title: Glucose improves attention and reaction to frustration in children.
abstract: There have been many suggestions that both dietary sugar and the level of blood glucose may be associated with abnormal behaviour. To examine this question 60 six- and seven-year old children were given a drink that contained either 25 grams of glucose or a placebo towards the end of the school day. They were then subjected to one test that required sustained attention and to a second that was intentionally frustrating. Those given the drink containing glucose were more capable of sustaining attention and showed fewer signs of frustration.
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005639:Frustration; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation; D011930:Reaction Time
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose