Water with sugar can to calm down, although the sugar does not have any calming effect. What makes a person calm when he drinks water with sugar is the belief that he has it that it will reassure him, the so-called "placebo effect."
Pharmaceutical companies do this to test the effectiveness of a new drug. For a group give the true remedy and for others they offer a false drug based on flour or sugar, which is called placebo.
However, although it has no pharmacological effect, the placebo may improve the problem or the symptoms in some patients. Therefore, for the true drug to be proven to be effective, it has to produce better results than the placebo.
Scientists attribute this psychological effect caused by the individual's belief that that medicine will make it better, the so-called "placebo effect."
The same happens with water with sugar. The person believes that this mixture will calm her down so she can calm down. However, in water with sugar specifically, there is no sedative property.
Another reason for sugar water to be used to soothe is that the sweet taste pleasure sensation which makes the person feel better, especially those who are accustomed to eating sweet when they are anxious.
This feeling, however, deceives. The person feels better, becomes more "happy," believing that he is calmer, when in reality he is not, since the sugar has no calming effect.
In addition, giving water to a stranger can be extremely dangerous if he is diabetic, leading to hyperglycemia (excess blood sugar). It is best to offer only water so as not to take this risk.
