Tiny childhood sugar exposure linked to healthier aging and lower cancer risk
TL;DR
Using Britain’s postwar sugar rationing as a natural experiment, researchers found that lower sugar exposure before age 2 is associated with a lower incidence of several cancers (notably a 69% reduction in liver cancer) and about 2.2 years slower biological aging, as well as healthier, lower-sugar diets in midlife, suggesting early-life sweetness exposure can influence health and taste preferences for decades.
Topics:healthhealth-and-medicine#aging#cancer#early-life-nutrition#health-and-medicine#sugar#telomeres
- What you eat before age 2 may affect your health 70 years later ScienceDaily
- Eating less of common ingredient early in life may slash cancer risk decades later Fox News
- These Babies Grew Up With Strict Sugar Limits. Decades Later, The Results Are Dramatic. ScienceAlert
- The sugar you ate as a baby may be affecting your health now, study finds The Hill
- Less sugar early in life might decrease dementia risk Science News
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on ScienceDaily