Gertler, Paul. <br/><br/>
The Sweet Life:  The Long-Term Effects of a Sugar-Rich Early Childhood / 
Paul Gertler, Tadeja Gracner. 
 - Cambridge, Mass.  National Bureau of Economic Research  2022. 
 - 1 online resource:  illustrations (black and white); 
 - NBER working paper series  no. w30799 .
 - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research)  no. w30799. .
<br/><br/> December 2022. 
<br/><br/> We show that sugar-rich diet early in life has large adverse effects on the health and economic well-being of adults more than fifty years later. Excessive sugar intake early in life led to higher prevalence of chronic inflammation, diabetes, elevated cholesterol and arthritis. It also decreased post-secondary schooling, having a skilled occupation, and accumulating above median wealth. We identified elevated sugar consumption across lifespan as a likely pathway of impact. Exploiting the end of the post-WWII rationing of sugar and sweets in 1953 in the United Kingdom, we used a regression discontinuity design to identify these effects. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Health<br/>Health Behavior<br/>Fertility &bull; Family Planning &bull; Child Care &bull; Children &bull; Youth