Another sugar doozy

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So right on the heals of hearing that Americans average 43 teaspoons ofsugar daily (still haven't wrapped my head around that entirely) comes somenew research out of Britain. Have no clue how valid the research is or theextent to which they cross checked this, although it is mentioned in the articlethat they did to the best of their abilities. Anyway, it's interesting in this appallingkind of way when you consider that crime may be in some way related to uncontrolled sugar intake and pathogenic bacteria gone wild and twigging all kinds of unconscious neural connections to the brain:http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1927347,00.html?xid=feed-yahoo-full-health-relatedWhat parent hasn't used candy to pacify a cranky child or head off a brewing tantrum? When reasoning, threats and time-outs fail, a sugary treat often does the trick. But while that chocolate-covered balm may be highly effective in the short term, say British scientists, it may be setting youngsters up for problem behavior later. According to a new study, kids who eat too many treats at a young age risk becoming violent in adulthood.The research was led by Simon , a senior lecturer in Violence and Society Research at Cardiff University in the U.K., who specializes in the study of vulnerable youngsters. had been investigating the factors that lead children to commit serious crimes, when, during the course of his work, he discovered that "kids with the worst problems tend to be impulsive risk takers, and that these kids had terrible diets — breakfast was a Coke and a bag of chips," he says...[much more at the link...]Mara