Early Life Sugar Exposure Linked to Higher Adult Anxiety Risk
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The diet of the early years could influence much more than it seems in our future health. A study that takes advantage of the British postwar sugar rationing suggests that such early exposure could leave traces on the brain and on the risk of anxiety decades later
Study: Consuming sugar early in life linked to higher risk of anxiety
Researchers now believe that too much of the sweet stuff during the first 1,000 days of life raises the risk of developing mental health disorders, including anxiety. Dr. Chase Samsel, a psychiatrist at Boston Children's Hospital, explains the new study.
A new study links greater exposure to sugar in pregnancy and the first two years of life with an increased risk of anxiety in adulthood, highlighting the importance of early nutrition for future mental health.Eating in the early years of life can leave an imprint on health for decades, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. Researchers found that greater exposure to sugar in pregnancy and the first two years of life is associate…
Sugar Exposure in Early Life Linked to Anxiety in Adulthood
Exposure to sugar in the first 1,000 days of a child's life increases the risk of developing anxiety in adulthood, a new study from the University of Surrey reports. Scientists also found that sugar intake in early life can impact brain development with significant differences identified in 11 out of the 80 regions of the brain.
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