Limiting sugar before age two linked to better brain health
The results suggest those who were toddlers during sugar rationing had a 23% lower risk of dementia. The study cannot provide definitive proof, but experts say a healthy diet is good for the brain anyway. The analysis - by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Guangzhou, China - looked at children growing up either side of sugar rationing.
- ▪The results suggest those who were toddlers during sugar rationing had a 23% lower risk of dementia.
- ▪The study cannot provide definitive proof, but experts say a healthy diet is good for the brain anyway.
- ▪The analysis - by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Guangzhou, China - looked at children growing up either side of sugar rationing.
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Limiting sugar before age two linked to better brain healthImage source, Getty ImagesByJames GallagherHealth and science correspondentPublished13 minutes agoScientists have suggested eating very little sugar up to the age of two may help protect the brain decades later.The research analysed the impact of the end of sugar rationing in the UK which led to a rapid increase in the amount of sugar in people's diets. The results suggest those who were toddlers during sugar rationing had a 23% lower risk of dementia. The study cannot provide definitive proof, but experts say a healthy diet is good for the brain anyway.
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