Sweeten up

July 7, 2010

Next time that health nut of a coworker sniffs disdainfully at the iced capp you’ve treated yourself to, tell them research has proved that it helps you play nice — by being less argumentative and less aggressive — so to back off. The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, found that a sweetened drink may provide the brain with energy to keep impulses under control, which prevents you from sniping back when under stress.

(now this doesn’t mean you have an excuse to have one every day!)

Filed under: Healthy Swellness

Tags: brain, frappucino, iced cappucino, impluse control, mood, stress, sugar, sweetened beverage, sweetened drink, under pressure