Sugary Sadness
Before you reach for that second donut on your coffee break, gentlemen, take a second to think about the consequences of that moment of sugary goodness – including an increased risk of depression.
According to a new, comprehensive study on the relationship between sugar intake and common mental health problems by researchers from University College London, men who indulge in sweets stand a significantly heightened risk of developing common mental health disorders – such as anxiety and depression – as compared to those who don’t.
The study, published recently in the journal Scientific Reports, analyzed the diets of 5,000 men and 2,000 women, originally recruited for a study in the 1980s.
Researchers then cross-referenced subjects’ consumption habits with the prevalence of common mental health disorders later in life.
According to the study, men with the highest sugar intake of more than 67 grams per day were 23 percent more likely to develop a common mental health disorder after five years than men with the lowest sugar consumption.
Scientists are still unsure as to why the same pattern didn’t reveal itself among the women sampled, but say the results don’t indicate that men are simply eating more sweets when they’re depressed.
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