High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of mental disorders

Re:High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of ... by wutbrodo on Thursday July 27, 2017 @05:30PM (#14869787)

I don't understand this complaint. The study didn't look at a total rise in sugar consumption and a total rise in mental disorders over this period and just lazily guess that they were linked.

The claim is that, within the sample, those who consumed more sugar were more likely to have mental disorders, "independent of health behaviours, socio-demographic and diet-related factors, adiposity and other diseases".

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Re:High refined sugar intake linked to a 23% higher risk of ... by nessup on Thursday July 27, 2017 @07:03PM (#14870496)

Men only. Quoting the article:

> The study found no link between sugar intake and new mood disorders in women and it is unclear why.

This, plus the fact that many socio-economic realities changed over the course of the study, makes it hard to believe there aren't other confounders at play here.

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