By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. Oct 31 2024 Early-life rationing reduced diabetes and hypertension risk by about 35% and 20%, respectively, and delayed disease onset by 4 and 2 years.  Study: Exposure to sugar rationing in the first 1000 days of life protected against chronic disease . Image Credit: Stock_Koom/Shutterstock.com In a recent study published in Science , researchers investigated how exposure to sugar in early life, specifically the first 1000 days,