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src="https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/feature_teaser_breakpoint-medium/public/news-events/research-matters/2024/20241119-sweets.jpg?itok=T_hinFPf&timestamp=1731957758" alt="Young toddler in a high chair eating chocolate cake, with an assortment of pastries and cakes on the table in the foreground." title="Young toddler in a high chair eating chocolate cake, with an assortment of pastries and cakes on the table in the foreground." /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <h4 class="teaser-title"><a href="/news-events/nih-research-matters/early-life-sugar-intake-affects-chronic-disease-risk">Early-life sugar intake affects chronic disease risk</a></h4> </div> <div> <div><p class="teaser-description">Low sugar exposure in utero and in the first two years of life was associated with lower risks of diabetes and high blood pressure.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser-featured teaser-clickable"> <div> <div class="teaser-thumbnail"><div id="file-83566" class="file 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