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A new study suggests that reducing sugar intake in early life can have a lasting impact on health, potentially cutting the risk of chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes and hypertension by as much as 35% and 20%, respectively...
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition where the body becomes resistant to insulin (hormone) or doesnt produce enough, causing high blood sugar levels and increasing risks of heart disease and other complications...
Researchers from the USC Dornsife College, McGill University, and UC Berkeley used data from the UK Biobank to study adults who experienced rationed sugar in early childhood during World War II...
The findings showed that people exposed to lower sugar intake in their first 1,000 days, counting from conception, were not only less likely to develop diabetes or hypertension but also experienced a delay in disease onset when they did...
Following the end of rationing, sugar intake doubled from an average of 8 to 16 teaspoons daily, allowing researchers to compare health outcomes in those who had higher early-life sugar exposure...
