Almost”, you say? Interestingly, if the child believes they have been given sugar and they believe that sugar will make them hyper, some children will act more hyper. But this again is all in their head. If they believe they haven’t been given sugar, even though they’ve been given loads, these kids will report no change in how they feel and will act normal. If they are given no sugar, but they think they’ve been given lots of sugar, they will often report feeling a “sugar rush” and act hyper. This is more or less just the mysterious placebo effect in action on a small percentage of these kids.