The soundness of our decisions depends … on the level of sugar in the blood.
The soundness of our decisions depends … on the level of sugar in the blood. Participants were asked to drink a drink with or without sugar, and then given the choice of taking a small amount of money now or a larger amount later. Those who drank sweet lemonade were ready to expect a bigger win, the rest were inclined to a different solution: less money, but immediately. “To make a long-term choice, the brain needs more energy, and glucose is the fuel for the brain,” American psychologists Xiao-Tian Wang and Robert Dvorak comment on the results. Therefore, before making an important decision, it is better, for example, to have lunch. And you can without harmful soda.