High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of mental disorders
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Re: High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of mental disorders
#2> "The report, published today in Scientific Reports used data from the Whitehall II cohort and analysed the sugar intake from sweet food and beverages and occurrence of common mental disorders in over 5000 men and over 2000 women for a period of 22 years between 1983 and 2013"
I don't eat refined sugar because it is harmful. However, I wonder how the study accounted for the MANY changes that took place between 1983 and 2013. Sugar consumption has gone up, so has US inflation, less overall exercise, social media consumption, and a variety of other possible negative factors.
Re: High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of mental disorders
#3I'm curious if this includes unprocessed fructose, glucose, lactose, etc. I eat quite a bit of fruit, but my refined sugar intake is much lower than it used to be due to making an effort to cut sugary things out of my life (unless eaten with intention).
Re: High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of mental disorders
#4> "The report, published today in Scientific Reports used data from the Whitehall II cohort and analysed the sugar intake from sweet food and beverages and occurrence of common mental disorders in over 5000 men and over 2000 women for a period of 22 years between 1983 and 2013" I don't eat refined sugar because it is harmful. However, I wonder how the study accounted for the MANY changes that took place between 1983…
> so has US inflation, less overall exercise, social media consumption, and a variety of other possible negative factors.
Quite. And job security for many has plummeted significantly. Which I would expect to be a major trigger for mental disorders.
Re: High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of mental disorders
#5It might be just as well that increased sugar intake is caused by mental disorders, as a form of self-medication.
In my case for example, my sugar consumption fell drastically since I received ADHD medications. It turns out I was using sugar as a stimulant/calming agent for years, and no doctor properly figured it out.
Re: High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of mental disorders
#6Conversion to dumb american: 16 teaspoons of sugar per day was considered high.
(If you don't enjoy cooking from scratch, try a mass-based recipe instead of a traditional volume-based recipe. It is so much faster and more convenient.)
Re: High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of mental disorders
#7It might be just as well that increased sugar intake is caused by mental disorders, as a form of self-medication. In my case for example, my sugar consumption fell drastically since I received ADHD medications. It turns out I was using sugar as a stimulant/calming agent for years, and no doctor properly figured it out.
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Re: High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of mental disorders
#8It might be just as well that increased sugar intake is caused by mental disorders, as a form of self-medication. In my case for example, my sugar consumption fell drastically since I received ADHD medications. It turns out I was using sugar as a stimulant/calming agent for years, and no doctor properly figured it out.
From the beginning of the article...
> Although previous studies have found an increased risk of depression with higher consumption of added sugars, none examined the role of ‘reverse causation’. If people with anxiety and/or depression tended to consume more sugary foods and drinks, this could be the real reason why a link between sugar intake and poorer mental health is observed. Although the study looked for this link, it was not seen in the data: men and women with mental disorders were not more likely to consume more sugar. As a result, the evidence that mental health is adversely affected by a high sugar intake is strengthened.
Re: High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of mental disorders
#9> "The report, published today in Scientific Reports used data from the Whitehall II cohort and analysed the sugar intake from sweet food and beverages and occurrence of common mental disorders in over 5000 men and over 2000 women for a period of 22 years between 1983 and 2013" I don't eat refined sugar because it is harmful. However, I wonder how the study accounted for the MANY changes that took place between 1983…
I don't understand this complaint. The study didn't look at a total rise in sugar consumption and a total rise in mental disorders over this period and just lazily guess that they were linked.
The claim is that, within the sample, those who consumed more sugar were more likely to have mental disorders, "independent of health behaviours, socio-demographic and diet-related factors, adiposity and other diseases".
Re: High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of mental disorders
#10I'm curious if this includes unprocessed fructose, glucose, lactose, etc. I eat quite a bit of fruit, but my refined sugar intake is much lower than it used to be due to making an effort to cut sugary things out of my life (unless eaten with intention).
Heuristically, eating actual fruit (like a normal healthy primate) seems to be fine, but our metabolism isn't as ready for the man-made sweetened foods (e.g. juice, cake, bread, soda, etc).