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Hence, this systematic review was conducted to synthesize evidence to elucidate if sugar consumption is associated with anxiety and depression.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:label\/>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:bold>Methodology:<\/jats:bold>\n                      Electronic databases of PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Science, Google scholar, and EMBASE were searched for relevant articles. Cross\u2010sectional, cohort, and case\u2013control studies assessing the influence of sugar consumption on anxiety and depression were included. The Newcastle Ottawa Scale was used for assessing the risk of bias. A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:label\/>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                      Twenty\u2010six articles were included for systematic review, out of which 14 were cross\u2010sectional, 10 were cohort, and two were case\u2013control studies. Risk of bias was assessed across all included studies. Nineteen studies were rated as high quality, while the remaining seven were of moderate quality. There was a considerable degree of heterogeneity between the studies, with a wide range of age groups and a lack of consistency in tools to measure anxiety and\/or depression, and hence a meta\u2010analysis was not conducted. 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