Skipping the Sweet Treats Might Bust the Holiday Blues

Read Time: 4 min If you’re prone to depression, this holiday season you might want to say “bah humbug” to offers of sugar plum pudding, caramel corn and chocolate babka. A new study from a team of clinical psychologists at the University of Kansas suggests eating added sugars – common in so many holiday foods – can trigger metabolic, inflammatory and neurobiological processes tied to depressive illness. The work is published in the journal Medical Hypotheses. https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/skipping-the-sweet-treats-might-bust-the-holiday-blues-328429?utm_campaign=NEWSLETTER_TN_Breaking%20Science%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=80739286&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_R7AIwQIz8Mj-kaXHHAevP00h7nls7YuO76zn3jaZVbE8BdaJ425gmp0RHTsuuf671bnaAnKA6vsOpT8DzC91eX4nUxQ&_hsmi=80739286