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To examine the effects of sugar on the behavior or cognition of children by using meta-analytic techniques on reported studies. ⋯ The meta-analytic synthesis of the studies to date found that sugar does not affect the behavior or cognitive performance of children. The strong belief of parents may be due to expectancy and common association. However, a small effect of sugar or effects on subsets of children cannot be ruled out.