Sugary Drinks Agitate Teens

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Sugary drinks are linked to higher anxiety levels in teens and twenty somethings. That’s the finding from food science researchers at Britain’s Bournemouth University published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their meta-analysis of 9 on-point studies collectively studying thousands of adolescents demonstrates that higher consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is consistently associated with a 34% greater risk of experiencing anxiety symptoms. The beverages studied included carbonated drinks, energy drinks, sweetened teas and coffees, sugary juices, and flavored milks.

One in every 5 Americans experiences an anxiety disorder. If that person is you or your teen and you or they love drinking any of the drinks I just mentioned, know that the tendencies to worry, panic, or experience distress could originate in that liquid you or they love to swallow.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jhn.70217

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-sugary-linked-anxiety-young-people.html

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