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.
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The time span between a meal and the measurement of cognitive performance could have a relevant influence.
“indicating that the time span between a meal and the measurement of cognitive performance could have a relevant in fl uence (13) .”
From Lunch at school and children’s cognitive functioning in the early afternoon: results from the Cognition Intervention Study Dortmund Continued (CoCo) (2016) · cites this paper as [13]
In adults, a post-lunch dip was observed about 60-120 min after lunch.
“In adults, a post-lunch dip was observed about 60 -120min after lunch (1,4,13) ,”
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- Authors
- Benton, D., Brett, V., & Brain, P. F.
- Affiliations
- Swansea University (GB)
- ORCID
- Benton, David
- Venue
- Biological Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1987-04
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 95-100
- ISSN
- 0301-0511 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2023158184
- Cited by
- 105
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 1.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Biological Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Keywords
- glucose, blood glucose, dietary sugar, sustained attention, frustration, children, behavior, placebo
- MeSH terms
- Attention, Child, Female, Frustration, Glucose, Humans, Male, Psychomotor Agitation, Reaction Time
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