A new study reports a clear association between high sugar drink intake and anxiety symptoms in teenagers.

Researchers from Bournemouth University collaborated on a large review that examined findings from multiple earlier studies exploring the relationship between diet and mental health. By analyzing the combined data, the team looked for patterns that appeared consistently across different groups of young people. The results were published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics .

Mental Health Often Overlooked in Diet Research

"With increasing concern about adolescent nutrition, most public health initiatives have emphasized the physical consequences of poor dietary habits, such as obesity and type-2 diabetes," said Dr. Chloe Casey, Lecturer in Nutrition and co-author of the study.…