A study finds that people who consumed less sugar in childhood have a lower risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

A Chinese research team analyzed about 60,000 UK Biobank participants born between 1951 and 1956.

People who consumed less sugar in early childhood, during Britain’s wartime sugar rationing, had a lower later-life risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Brain MRI also showed a tendency toward larger hippocampal and thalamic volumes in the low-sugar group.

The findings suggest early-life sugar intake may be linked to long-term brain health and dementia risk.