"In-utero sugar rationing alone accounted for about one-third of the risk reduction," the study authors wrote. The low-sugar diet also was linked to a delay in diabetes and high blood pressure diagnoses. People who had less sugar as children were found to ...

Keeping strict control of sugar intake in early life may have a major impact on reducing the risk of chronic disease later in adulthood. Researchers from the University of Southern California’s Centre for Economic and Social Research found that cutting sugar exposure from conception,

A new study investigated the effect of sugar in a child’s diet, going back to before birth. The research revealed that consuming less sugar may reduce a child’s risk of diabetes and hypertension. It may also delay the onset of these conditions if they do surface.