The Claim
In healthy young men, ingestion of glucose prior to psychosocial stress results in a greater cortisol response, as measured by absolute cortisol levels and net cortisol increase, compared to ingestion of protein, fat, or water.
What the research says
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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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If a young man drinks sugar water before a stressful situation, his body releases more of the stress hormone cortisol than if he drinks protein, fat, or just water.
See the scientific wording
In healthy young men, ingestion of glucose prior to psychosocial stress leads to a greater cortisol response compared to ingestion of protein, fat, or water, as measured by absolute cortisol levels and net cortisol increase.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Glucose but not protein or fat load amplifies the cortisol response to psychosocial stress.
When healthy young men drank sugar water before a stressful test, their stress hormone (cortisol) went up more than when they drank protein, fat, or plain water — so sugar makes the stress response stronger.
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