Study Links Sugar Limits Before Age 2 to 23% Lower Dementia Risk

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 2

More than 64,000 UK health records showed people exposed to less sugar before birth and through age two had up to a 23% lower dementia risk.
The Neurology study used Britain’s postwar sugar rationing as a natural experiment: lower exposure through the first year was tied to a 21% lower risk, and dementia onset came 2.6 years later on average.
Researchers said the findings show an association, not proof that cutting sugar directly prevents dementia, because rationing-era groups may also have differed in overall diet and calorie intake.
Tufts nutrition expert Dariush Mozaffarian called the approach creative but not convincing on causation, while still backing standard advice for pregnant women to favor minimally processed foods and limit sugary ultra-processed products.