The Claim

In healthy young men, changes in blood glucose levels following stress are positively correlated with the magnitude of the cortisol response.

Source: Glucose but not protein or fat load amplifies the cortisol response to psychosocial stress.

What the research says

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Supports
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Correlation
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In plain English

When healthy young men get stressed, the more their stress hormone (cortisol) spikes, the more their blood sugar tends to go up too.

See the scientific wording

Changes in blood glucose levels after stress are positively correlated with the magnitude of cortisol response in healthy young men.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Glucose but not protein or fat load amplifies the cortisol response to psychosocial stress.

    When these men drank a sugary drink before a stressful test, their blood sugar went up and so did their stress hormone (cortisol), and the higher the blood sugar spike, the higher the cortisol spike — so yes, they’re linked.

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