India, Jan. 10 -- Sugar is often discussed in the context of adult diets and lifestyle diseases, but growing evidence suggests that its impact may begin far earlier than most people realise. Nutrition in early life - starting in the womb and continuing through infancy - can quietly shape long-term health outcomes, including the risk of heart disease decades later.

Highlighting how early dietary exposure may leave lasting biological imprints, Dr Kunal Sood - an anaesthesiologist and interventional pain medicine physician - has drawn attention to emerging research on sugar intake during the first 1,000 days of life. In an Instagram video shared on January 9, the physician explains how early sugar exposure may influence cardiovascular healt...