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Dietary sugar exposure in early life and risk of adult mental health disorders: UK Biobank cohort study

2026-01-22 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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Recent findings suggest that sugar rationing during the first 1000 days of life may influence chronic disease risk in adulthood. Given the link between mental health and non-communicable diseases, early-life sugar restriction may be associated with later-life incidence of anxiety and depression. Using UK Biobank data, participants born between October 1, 1951, and March 31, 1956 (n = 46,448) were grouped by duration of exposure to sugar rationing: R270 (rationed from conception to 270 days of li...

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