When a baby is exposed to high glucose levels in the room, inflammation in the brain goes up.

And these cells, the microglia, which are in charge of pruning neurons as they take shape during pregnancy,

scientists believe that they can become overactive when there's too much inflammation in the room,

and they start pruning neurons that don't actually need to be pruned.

And the leading theory is that that is the reason why we see higher rates

of psychiatric disorders in babies of moms who had very high glucose levels during pregnancy.

Jessie in Chauspay, widely known as the glucose goddess, is a biochemist and best-selling author

with a focus on nutrition and glucose management. She provides simple science-backed tips to help

improve your health. Sugar that comes from fruit is no different than sugar in a can of Coca-Cola.

Different source, same molecules.

The sugar in the Coke also comes from fruit.

I didn't need a ton of sugar, but I ate a lot of bread.

And in my mind now, bread is sugar.

It's not exactly the same.

Glucose, your blood sugar levels, are impacted by two types of food.

Starches and sugars,

anything sweet.

In starches, you only have glucose, which is your body's energy and it's great.

In sugars, here's the thing.

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