Author(s): Paul Gertler & Tadeja Gracner
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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.
Published: 2022-12-28 15:03:14 PT
Stage: Working Paper
Fields: Health Economics, Agricultural and Environmental, Economic History
Research Group(s): Playground
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Versions: v1 (12/28/2022)