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Reducing early sugar intake safeguards future brain health
A recent study found that reducing sugar intake during a child's first and second year of life lowers the risk of developing dementia in old age by up to 23%. The study showed that children who consume less sugar in the early stages of life tend to have a larger volume of gray matter in their brains and exhibit fewer signs of brain tissue damage, which helps decrease the likelihood of developing dementia and delays its onset by up to 2.6 years. The results underscore the importance of early nutrition and lowering added sugars during pregnancy and breastfeeding as long-term measures for brain health, while also highlighting the need for further research to confirm a causal relationship.
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