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Association Between Childhood Sweet Tooh & Adult Violence?

A controversial study from Cardiff University in Great Britain found that children who eat sweets and chocolate every day are more likely to become violent adults.

Dr. Simon Moore and his colleagues evaluated data on 17,500 people and found that almost 70 percent of those who had eaten sweets every day as children became violent adults by age 34 years old.

"Not being able to delay gratification may push them towards more impulsive behavior, which is strongly associated with delinquency," said Dr. Moore. "Targeting resources in improving children's diet may improve health and reduce aggression."

Labels: violence, behavioral_issues, diet

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