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The scientists analyzed more than 8,000 participants , all civil servants. They were monitored from 1985 to 1988 and after that phase they answered a specific questionnaire from time to time. The researchers wanted to find out whether there was a concrete association between sugar consumption and the development of certain mental disorders, such as anxiety and depression.

After the analyzes, they realized that men who had high intakes of food and drink were more likely to have any of the disorders after five years. They also found a greater chance of harm to mental health in both men and women. The study, published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports, stated that low sugar intake could promote better psychological health.

On the other hand, the British Dietetic Association contested the study, stating that it is not possible to prove the suggested claim. They point to flaws in the study, how patients report their own sugar consumption, and disregarded the consumption of alcoholic beverages as a source of sugar.

For them, the separation of the natural sugar from food and added sugar was unclear. "Dietary analysis makes it impossible to justify the bold claims made by researchers about sugar and depression in men. Reducing the intake of free sugars is good for your teeth, and may be good for your weight, too. Depression is not proven, "said nutritionist Catherine Collins, a spokeswoman for the association.


Prostate cancer: early diagnosis prevents aggressive treatment

Prostate cancer: early diagnosis prevents aggressive treatment

In the 1980s, prostate cancer was diagnosed, most of the time, when the disease was already at an advanced stage. It was common to receive patients who had sought help for low back pain and that in the course of the investigation it was discovered that the pain was caused by a metastasis of this cancer to the lumbar spine vertebrae.

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Calf pain: Understand when it means circulatory problems

Calf pain: Understand when it means circulatory problems

Everyone remembers one day that they have legs. This memory may occur due to feeling of heaviness, tiredness, numbness, pinching, twinging, tingling or pain. In some situations this discomfort may be due to local orthopedic problems, such as knee, joint in general or even radiated spine pain. Circulation is also a frequent cause of symptoms in the legs.

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