Such things as willpower and self-control are largely genetically determined, at least, absolutely everyone was sure of this until recently..

However, scientists once again disappointed everyone - willpower is nothing more than the biological ability of the body, which can be trained, or can be maintained.. In order for it to be as strong as possible, our brain needs a certain fuel - glucose.. For some unknown reason, at moments when you need to show strength of character, the brain consumes it in abnormal quantities, as a result of which the fuel can run out very quickly.. In order to be more confident at a responsible event and demonstrate the highest level of self-control, you need to pre-eat and drink a large amount of foods high in sugar.

These findings were indirectly confirmed in five independent tests..

In one, the participants were asked to perform the same monotonous work for a long time, in the other, they were asked to drink one drink that tasted disgusting, but good for health, as much as they could, and so on.. In each mini-study, participants were required to demonstrate willpower. Previously, all members of the test groups were divided into two subgroups - in one, high blood sugar levels were created with the help of nutrition,.

while in others, on the contrary, the sugar level was made quite low. As a result, in all five tests, the researchers got approximately the same results - all participants with high sugar levels showed much greater willpower..

At the same time, scientists in a couple of tests resorted to an unusual thing - they gathered a group of people who know each other well, and invited them to evaluate each other's willpower.

Based on their responses, the doctors subgrouped people with biologically better willpower to have lower blood sugar levels than those who appeared to be less strong-willed.. As a result, here everything depended solely on sugar, which allowed the researchers to conclude that the biological component in the matter of willpower does not really play a serious role - it all depends on nutrition..

Vladislav Vorotnikov.

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