anxiety

[BMW111]

will sweets cause anxiety

[birdie0907]

Sugar myth dies hard
Science hasn’t shown a connection between sugar intake and hyperactivity, yet this myth continues to live on in many households. This doesn’t mean that excess sugar is beneficial, it just hasn’t been found to be related to behavioral issues in kids.

http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2010/08/think-sugar-causes-hyperactivity-in-children-its-probably-this-instead/
Take a research study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology in 1994. Thirty-five 5 to 7 year olds labeled by their mothers as “sugar-sensitive” were separated into two groups. While both sets of children were given the exact same sugar-free drink, one group was told their kids got a large dose of sugar and the other was told the truth.

The mothers who were told their children were given sugar rated their children as significantly more hyperactive. This study highlights how just having the expectation that sugar causes adverse behavior makes it seem like a reality.

[birdie0907]

I doubt that is correct about sugar affecting an adult's anxiety but am open to anyone providing evidence, unless it is just anecdotal.
I read a few weeks ago that there hasn't been a study done on whether kids get hyper after taking sugar for 18 years, because the previous studies were so conclusive that there is no effect on kids activity levels from sugar. The double blinded placebo tests involved parents rating the "hyper" levels of their child, and found that the same parents that thought sugar made their kid hyper always thought the kid was hyper after taking the placebo.

[Fereshte]

Yes, actually.  Caffeine and excess sugar can make an anxiety problem worse.  Taking sugar and excess drinking out of your diet can greatly reduce anxiety as well as help lift serotonin levels.  Check out the perks of a hypoglycemic diet or paleo diet or just google the benefits of hypoglycemic diets for those with anxiety.  I know it has helped me in the past, and am striving to keep to the diet to help me in the future.  It can take a month or two months to set in, though, so it's not exactly a quick fix.