It makes sense that junk food eaters would be more of a hazard on the road; after all, eating is a distraction, and one dropped pickle or spilled soda could lead to a driving mishap. But scientists believe you don’t even have to be eating behind the wheel for a love of junk food to affect your driving.
Tonis Tokko of Tartu University in Estonia found that people with unhealthy diets had a higher number of traffic violations and accidents than those who were more health-conscious with their food choices. The study found that careless drivers were more likely to have a gene that affects one’s serotonin, which is an emotion-controlling hormone. Careless health choices could bleed over into careless driving, or recklessness in general. The findings were presented at the ECNP, or European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (though I’ll stick to the acronym).
Source:The Sun
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