IN RECENT YEARS I'VE NOTICED A SURGE IN THE SALES OF CANDY, SWEETS and CONFECTIONARY. HAVE YOU? THEY'RE SO ADDICTIVE and CAN BE DANGEROUS TO ONE'S MENTAL, PHYSICAL & EMOTIONAL HEALTH IF WE TAKE ENOUGH OF THEM. SO CAN A JUNK FOOD DIET OR AN EXCESSIVE POOR DIET. THIS POST HAS SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
Sugar Rush… to Prison? Study Says Lots of Candy Could Lead to Violence
By Edecio Martinez CBS News
Children who eat too much candy may be more likely to be arrested for violent behavior as adults, new research suggests.
British experts studied more than 17,000 children born in 1970 for about four decades. Of the children who ate candies or chocolates daily at age 10, 69 percent were later arrested for a violent offense by the age of 34. Of those who didn't have any violent clashes, 42 percent ate sweets daily.
The study was published in the October issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry. It was paid for by Britain's Economic and Social Research Council.

The researchers said the results were interesting, but that more studies were needed to confirm the link.…


