Article: Sweet Snacks Could Be Best Medicine For Stress

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Sweet Snacks Could Be Best Medicine For Stress http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051128011306.htm During the study, researchers gave adult male rats free access to food

and water and also offered them a small amount of sugar drink,

artificially sweetened drink, or water twice a day. After two weeks,

the rats were given a physical and psychological stress challenge.

Following both types of stress, rats that had consumed the sugar drink

had lower glucocorticoid levels than those that drank the water. Those

drinking the artificially sweetened drink showed only slightly reduced

glucocorticoid levels.*********Many people carve sweets when they are under stress. Maybe that is not such a bad thing. Wishing Everyone a Happy and Stress-free Weekend!Shins up!Love,idiopathic EN '68

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What wonderful news. This may be my new favorite study!

Joan

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> Sweet Snacks Could Be Best Medicine For Stress

> <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051128011306.htm>

> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051128011306.htm

> <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051128011306.htm>

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> During the study, researchers gave adult male rats free access to food

> and water and also offered them a small amount of sugar drink,

> artificially sweetened drink, or water twice a day. After two weeks, the

> rats were given a physical and psychological stress challenge. Following

> both types of stress, rats that had consumed the sugar drink had lower

> glucocorticoid levels than those that drank the water. Those drinking

> the artificially sweetened drink showed only slightly reduced

> glucocorticoid levels.

> *********

> Many people carve sweets when they are under stress. Maybe that is not

> such a bad thing.

> Wishing Everyone a Happy and Stress-free Weekend!

> Shins up!

> Love,

>

> idiopathic EN '68

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YAY! I now have justification for consuming inordinate amounts of cookies before bedtime with lovely cold glasses of milk!

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