1. What information is given in the article? Lots of people turn to sugary sweets when they feel anxious. That's because sugary foods can weaken the body's ability to respond to stress. Sugar can help you feel less frazzled by suppressing the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis in your brain, which controls your response to stress.
A. Sugar strengthens the body's immune system. B. Sugar weakens the body's ability to respond to stress. C. People become active when they eat sugary food. D. Sugar suppresses the HPA (Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal) functions.