CONFECTIONARY DIETING TECHNIQUES – EAT SWEET TO SLIM – US RESEARCH
January 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
DIETERS so stressed about their weight they risk generating a substance that promotes fat production can reduce anxiety by eating more sweets, according to a study from the USA's University of Cincinnati. Researchers found that eating or drinking sweet snacks may decrease the production of the stress-related hormone glucocorticoid, linked to obesity and decreased disease immunity.
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DIETERS so stressed about their weight they risk generating a substance that promotes fat production can reduce anxiety by eating more sweets, according to a study from the USA's University of Cincinnati. Researchers found that eating or drinking sweet snacks may decrease the production of the stress-related hormone glucocorticoid, linked to obesity and decreased disease immunity.
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