Childhood Sugar Restriction Before Age Two Cuts Dementia Risk by 23 Percent, Major UK Study Finds

A landmark analysis of nearly 65,000 people from the UK BioBank has revealed that toddlers who consumed minimal sugar during rationing had a 23% lower risk of developing dementia — and were diagnosed an average of two-and-a-half years later than those whose sugar intake surged after rationing ended in 1953. The study, published in the journal Neurology, provides some of the strongest evidence yet that early-life nutrition leaves a lasting imprint on brain health...