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Reducing Sugar in Pregnancy Linked to Heart Health

2/25/2026

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  • The British Medical Journal (The BMJ) reports that reducing sugar intake during pregnancy and the first two years of life may lower serious heart risk in adulthood.
  • The study analyzed 63,433 adults born around the end of sugar rationing in the United Kingdom in 1953.
  • It found delayed heart disease onset and lower diabetes and hypertension rates among those exposed to rationing, prompting calls for further research.