Consuming too many sugar-laden treats during the holiday season has been linked to various metabolic, inflammatory and biological processes associated with depression
If you want to experience true holiday cheer, you might want to skip the caramel corn, snowman cookies and other holiday sweets this year. A study published in January 2020 in the journal Medical Hypotheses reminds Christmas revelers of the dangers of excessive sugar.[i]
It suggests that eating added sugars can set off metabolic, inflammatory and neurobiological processes that are ultimately connected to depression.
These sweet treats, coupled with reduced sunlight exposure in the winter and resulting changes in sleep patterns, create a “perfect storm” that negatively affects mental health. Worse, the symptoms of “winter-onset depression” could lead people to indulge in, what else, more sweets….