Sugar can trigger depression, anxiety and stress

研究：吃糖过多会引发抑郁

Sugar can trigger depression, anxiety and stress

According to new research, too much sugar doesn't just lead to weight gain, but also depression, anxiety and stress.

糖吃起来或许很甜——但是它对身体的影响却与甜相去甚远.新研究表明,过量的糖分不仅导致体重的增长,也会导致抑郁、焦虑和压力.

Eating a diet high in fructose as a teenager makes depression and anxiety worse, scientists found.

科学家发现,青少年摄入高糖分食物会加重抑郁和焦虑情绪.

It also alters how the brain response to stress, they said.

他们说,过高的糖摄入也会改变大脑对压力的应对方式.

Fructose is a sugar found naturally in fruits and vegetables but is also added to processed foods and drinks - from biscuits to ice cream.

水果和蔬菜中富含天然果糖,但加工食品和饮品中,比如饼干和冰淇淋,都会添加果糖.

Scientists have found fructose appears to be linked to serious modern epidemics such as cancers, heart disease, hypertension, kidney damage, type 2 diabetes and even dementia.

他们发现果糖似乎与癌症、心脏病、高血压、肾功能损伤、2型糖尿病甚至是老年痴呆症有关.

But now researchers say it also stimulates pathways in the brain that affect how it responds to stress, which have important effects for behaviour.

然而,目前研究人员称果糖对大脑中的神经通路也有刺激作用.这些神经通路会影响大脑对压力的应对,从而对人的行为具有重大影响.

It can worsen the symptoms related to depression and anxiety, they said.

研究人员说果糖会加重与抑郁和焦虑相关的症状.

These effects are particularly concerning during the teenage years, when a person's stress response develops.