Here’s something I thought was true but wished it wasn’t –
sugar may help reduce stress! In a study (J.
Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2015, doi:10.1210 /jc.2014-4353.) discussed in the
June 2015 edition of the Nutrition Action Newsletter researchers found
that subjects who were asked to drink a sugar-sweetened beverage 3 times a day
for two weeks did better on a math test designed to cause stress than subjects
who were asked to drink diet drinks. He study measured the subjects stress
hormone levels as well as their brain activity. The conclusion of the study was
that the subjects who drank the sugary drinks had lower cortisol levels and
more hippocampus activity suggesting that they experienced less stress while
taking the test. Now DON’T use this as an excuse to reach for sugar when you
are stressed. Use it to understand why you may want to do so and go for a walk
instead. Remember there are lots of ways to deal with stress – sugar is only
one of them.
Until Next Time,
Dr. Sheila
www.DrSheilaForman.com
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