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VIRTUALISATION Candy may lead to the clink
VIRTUALISATION Candy may lead to the clink | Candy may lead to the clink |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Monday, 05 October 2009 | |
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Researchers at Cardiff University studied about 17,500 children as they ate chocolate during their growing up years. These people were then classified as to their aggressive and violent tendencies later as adults. The study is considered the first examination of the long-term effects of adult violence from the effects of diet during childhood, specifically candy. The Cardiff University psychologists found that ten-year-old children who ate candy and chocolate daily were at increased risk of being convicted of a violent act by the age of thirty-four years. In fact, the British researchers found that 69% of the people studied, who had eaten sweets and chocolates almost every day during childhood, were classified as “violent” as adults. On the other hand, only 42% of children who had “not” eaten sweets and chocolates nearly every day were found to be “violent” as adults. According to the BBC article Daily sweets 'linked to violence', the researchers said the relationship between daily consumption of candy in childhood and aggressive/violent behavior as adults remained even then other factors were taken out of the equation. The BBC article stated, “This link between confectionery consumption and later aggression remained even after controlling for other factors such as parenting behaviour, the area where the child lived, not having educational qualifications after the age of 16 and whether they had access to a car when they were 34.” Page two continues. |
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