In a nonrandomized controlled trial, children who were described by their parents as sensitive tosugars were given sucrose, aspartame or saccharin for 3 weeks in a crossover manner. As rated bytheir parents and teachers, there were no significant differences between the diets in the ratingsof different measures of the children’s behaviour, including conduct, attention deficit, deviation,attention, hyperactivity, social skills or oppositional behaviour (205).