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After a short google search I am not seeing information that sugar is no longer used for placebos. It's also already established knowledge that 'sugar makes ki
by HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago
After a short google search I am not seeing information that sugar is no longer used for placebos.
It's also already established knowledge that 'sugar makes kids hyper' is urban myth; this specific phenomenon is used as an example by countless psychology and epistemology university textbooks.
- zug_zug 2y agoI think it's only for short-term psychological measures Here's a study highlighting the psychological effects of sugar https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/placebo-expectancy-effects-in-the-relationship-between-glucose-and-cognition/FB58B232C020EE11AD5998FEA57A8E80 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-n...