Eating sweets every day in childhood 'increases adult aggression'

Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 00:14 in Psychology & Sociology

Children who eat sweets and chocolate every day are more likely to be violent as adults, according to new research. A study of almost 17,500 participants in the 1970 British Cohort Study found that 10-year-olds who ate confectionary daily were significantly more likely to have been convicted for violence at age 34 years.

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