Question: Can sugar make you smarter?

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And, The Answer Is:

The Answer:

Well, it can make you fatter - for sure.

And if you have a sweet tooth and indulge it enough, it could end up your only tooth.

But can burning the calories in sugar spark an idea?

Never mind what your mother told you, the answer is “yes.”

Studies have shown that kids who eat sugary breakfast cereals are brainier in the classroom.

Adult gray matter gets a similar boost.

The latest study, in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, says the effect is also evident in older people.

Loading up on carbohydrates in the morning improved their memory and enhanced their ability to focus and accomplish various tasks.

I await the study that shows that pie a la mode for breakfast makes you smart enough to avoid the diabetes, obesity and possibly shortened lifespan that overdoing it can cause.

(Source: THE HANDY SCIENCE ANSWER BOOK, compiled by The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh)

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