Pixie+Sticks+vs.+Chocolate

__**Title:**__ The Effects of Pixie Sticks and Hershey Milk Chocolate on your Blood sugar Glucose level

A study was done to test how Hershey Milk Chocolate and Pixie Sticks affect the blood sugar levels in four teens. In this study three females and one male were used. Two girls ate 26g of sugar in chocolate and one boy and one girl ate 26g of sugar in Pixie Sticks. In the end the results was not what we expected it to show. Only two of people had changes in their blood sugar level but it was not a significant change.
 * __Abstract:__**

Blood glucose is the amount of sugar in a person or animals blood at any given time. Normal blood sugar levels during fasting should range from 60-100. Pixie Sticks were first introduced to the market in 1952 and Hershey Chocolate was introduced in 1894. According to livestrong.com Pixie Sticks contain dextrose which give the body energy. Previous studies have shown that eating pixie sticks when you have low blood sugar will help raise your blood sugar level. A previous study on how chocolate affects the blood sugar levels in humans showed that chocolate will not cause your blood sugar to spike and then crash. This study was done to gain knowledge on our blood sugar levels and how different types of sugar will affect it.
 * __Introduction:__**

​A group of 4 teenagers including one boy and three girls tested how Pixie Sticks and Hershey Milk Chocolate affect your Blood Sugar Glucose Level. 2 girls ate one bar and one block of Hershey Chocolate and one girl and one boy consumed two giant Pixie Sticks. They both were equal to 26g of sugar. They Fasting for around Twelve Hours and then did a control blood test then consumed either the Pixie Sicks or Hershey Chocolate, waited 5 minutes then did another test.
 * __Methods:__**

Change || 0% || +12.4% ||  || +10.1% || 0% || Change || 6.2% ||  || + || 5.05% ||   ||
 * __Results:__**
 * || Pixie || Sticks ||  || Hershey || Chocolate ||
 * || Devon || Maddie ||  || Annika || Anisha ||
 * Control || 85 || 89 ||  || 71 || 88 ||
 * After || 85 || 100 ||  || 79 || 88 ||
 * Percent
 * Average+

Our results concluded in in very little change the blood sugar level. The pixie sticks effected a total of 6.2% in average change. Which was more of effect than the Hershey chocolate which had a average effect of 5.05% change. The study didn't reach the results we were expecting to reach which was a total of 15%. This study wasn't not really effective based on the data we collected.

__**Discussion:**__ This experiment showed that eating 26g of sugar in Pixie Sticks and Hershey Milk Chocolate did not show a significant change in blood sugar level. One reason that effected the results was the amount of time waited after consuming the product. Some of our bodies is not used to having that amount of sugar in our bodies so it affected them differently. This experiment did not reach our expectations because there was not a significant increase in blood sugar levels. Previous studies has shown that when people who have low blood sugar eat Pixie Sticks, their blood sugar level will help periodically raise their blood sugar. Overall not much change happened to the blood sugar levels.

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