One of the many joys of Halloween is the ample sugary treats that flow into our hands.
This decade-long rationing ended in 1953, and with it, peoples sugar consumption soon after nearly doubled.
They compared the health outcomes of people who were conceived just before and after the rationing era ended.
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Our data showed that rationed food restrictions instead allowed a diet within todays nutritional guidelines.
And even if they did develop these conditions, it took longer for them to occur.
Rationing also appeared to delay the onset of these conditions by two and four years, respectively.
Their findings werepublishedThursday in the journalScience.
But its a feat easier said than done.
This makes sticking to recommended sugar guidelines incredibly difficult, starting from infancy, she said.
At the same time, Gracner and her team arent looking to be grinches.
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