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The belief that eating sugary foods and drinks leads to hyperactivity has steadfastly persisted for decades. And parents have curtailed their children’s intake accordingly.

Although the link between sugar and hyperactivity is murky, there is a proven link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and increased activity.

It's a Saturday afternoon at a kids' birthday party.

Its a Saturday afternoon at a kids birthday party. Hordes of children are swarming between the spread of birthday treats and party games. Half-eaten cupcakes, biscuits and lollies litter the floor, and the kids seem to have gained superhuman speed and bounce-off-the-wall energy. But is sugar to blame?

For decades, people have been linking symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to sugar consumption.

Is it true that eating lots of sugar causes hyperactivity in kids?

Is it true that eating lots of sugar causes hyperactivity in kids?

Some studies have indicated a relationship between food dye and behavioral problems in some children. Here is what the experts have to say.

Tonnes of toxic waste collected from British municipal dumps is being sent illegally to Africa in flagrant breach of this country’s obligation to ensure its rapidly growing mountain of defunct televisions, computers and gadgets are disposed of safely. Hundreds of thousands of discarded items, which under British law must be dismantled or recycled by specialist contractors, are being packaged into cargo containers and shipped to countries such as Nigeria and Ghana, where they are stripped of t...