Babies rationed in sugar: striking results

Landmark study reveals cardiovascular benefits of limiting sugar early.

Limited exposure to sugar during the first thousand days of life could provide lasting protection against cardiovascular disease. This is what reveals a new study exploiting the…

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Zheng J, Zhou Z, Huang J, Tu Q, Wu H, Yang Q, Qiu P, Huang W, Shen J, Yang C, Lip GYH. Exposure to sugar rationing in first 1000 days after conception and long term cardiovascular outcomes: natural experiment study. BMJ. 2025 Oct 22;391:e083890.

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12/18/2025

Updated by Marie-Céline Ray

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10/12/2025

Updated by Collectif laNutrition
09/12/2025

Updated by Marie-Céline Ray

Science journalist
08/12/2025

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Journalist and scientific author, director of laNutrition.fr

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