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Diabetes risk soars for adults who had a sweet tooth as kids

Study of 1950s sugar rationing in the United Kingdom also suggests risk to babies whose mums ate a high-sugar diet during pregnancy.
  1. Heidi Ledford
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It’s tough news to hear on Halloween: a sugary diet in the first two years of life is linked to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure decades later, according to an analysis of UK sugar rationing in the 1950s.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03535-7

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  • Clarification 05 November 2024: This article has been changed to specify the type of diabetes that was linked to sugar intake.

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  1. Gracner, T., Boone, C. & Gertler, P. J. Science https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adn5421 (2024).

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