When life gets hard help is often at hand in the form of chocolate and other sweet treats.
But the mantra “stressed is desserts spelt backwards” takes on a whole new meaning with the news that when we turn to sugar to alleviate stress we are actually making things a whole lot worse.
In fact consuming too much of the sweet stuff not only causes us to feel more wired and worked up, it can also contribute to obesity, diabetes and heart problems.
The problem with sugar is it gives us a natural high by stimulating the brain to release the feel-good chemical serotonin.
But the sugar in your system also turns to glucose in the bloodstream causing the body to convert it into energy in the form of insulin. This in turn lowers your blood sugar level which can result in you feeling shaky, faint and crucially craving more sugar.
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