Tiny childhood sugar exposure linked to healthier aging and lower cancer risk
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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.
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