Prof. Sandra Sünram-Lea

Following our meta analysis paper "Sugar rush or sugar crash? on the effects of carbohydrate on mood, led by Dr Konstantinos Mantantzis at Humboldt University of Berlin, with Dr Friederike Schlaghecken and Professor Elizabeth Maylor, I was interviewed for Poland's Polska Swiat TV News 24 about the effects of sugar on health and the human body. Watch the interview  (3 … [Read more...] about Effects of sugar on health: Interview on Poland’s TVN24

Sugar does not improve any aspect of mood and it can even worsen it, according to data gathered from 31 studies. Instead, sugar increases tiredness and lowers alertness within an hour after its consumption. Led by Dr Konstantinos Mantantzis at Humboldt University of Berlin, Dr Sandra Sünram- Lea at Lancaster University, Dr Friederike Schlaghecken and Professor Elizabeth … [Read more...] about No such thing as a ‘sugar rush’ – Our meta analysis findings

Here's a short article I wrote for The Conversation in response to a story in the Daily Mirror which claims that eating just two teaspoons of nuts a day “boosts brain function by 60%”. If the claim is true, we should all be rushing out to buy a bag of nuts, but is this what the study actually says? The story is based on a recent publication in the Journal of Nutrition Health … [Read more...] about Does eating nuts really boost your brain function by 60%?

For International Women's Day I gave a talk to pre-schoolers at Lancaster University Pre-school Centre entitled "Going On A Brain Adventure". The children spent the afternoon learning all about their brain. Going on a brain adventure with Dr Sandra-Ilona Sunram-Lea. The children had a great afternoon learning all about how their brains work and transmit messages. #IWD2019 … [Read more...] about The Brain Adventure: Talk for International Women’s Day