Future of Food Institute’s Post

🍬 Ration sugar intake for the first 1000 days of life to reduce chronic diseases 🍎 🔍 A new study by researchers USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of California, Berkeley and McGill University shows that babies born in the UK during sugar rationing in Word War Two faced less risk of chronic disease in later life. Thanks to the 'natural experiment' created by rationing, this study provides powerful evidence for minimising sugar consumption before birth and in infancy.    🍩Sugar is everywhere and research like this not only equips parents with invaluable knowledge, but also calls to food companies and government to ensure healthier options are readily available.   📑Read more here: https://lnkd.in/evsf5_p2 Durk Bosma Eva Hoogstins Suvi Väisänen Lisa Schmit Toyin Akadiri Lauren May

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