Sugar is not having a good decade. Like tobacco manufacturers in the fifties and sixties, companies that overload their products with the sweet stuff are feeling the push back, though like nicotine and smart phones, sugar is extremely addictive. All we can do is present the data and hope for the best.
Sugar took yet another hit with a recent study in London that was published in Scientific Reports. It’s not only your waist line and insulin levels suffering from your sweet tooth. Your mental health is taking a major hit as well, especially if you’re a man.
This was no small study. Sugar consumption of seven thousand people, five thousand of them male, was tracked for twenty-two years. Men who ingested over 67 grams per day via sweetened foods and beverages, considered the top-third of this study, had a 23 percent increased chance of developing common mental disorders, including anxiety and depression, over the lower third (>39.5 grams).
Average consumption of sugar per day of males in the UK in 2013? 68.4 grams. How about America? In 2015 the number for all adults was 94 grams.
The researchers of the new study, led by UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health’s Anika Knüppel, found their results independent of numerous factors, including overall health behaviors, general diet, weight, and socio-demographic status. They also discovered that people with mood disorders were not more likely to consume sugary foods, an important marker. This means everyone studied began with a clean slate regarding mental health.
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