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Maternal sugar consumption in utero may have a variety of effects onoffspring. We exploit the abolishment of the rationing of sweet confectioneryin the UK on April 24, 1949, and its subsequent reintroduction some monthslater, in an era of otherwise uninterrupted rationing of confectionery(1942-1953), sugar (1940-1953) and many other foods, and we consider effects onlate-life cardiovascular disease, BMI, height, type-2 diabetes and the intakeof sugar, fat and carbohydrates, as well as cognitive outcomes and birthweight. We use individual-level data from the UK Biobank for cohorts bornbetween April 1947-May 1952. We also explore whether one's genetic"predisposition" to the outcome can moderate the effects of prenatal sugarexposure. We find that prenatal exposure to derationing increases education andreduces BMI and sugar consumption at higher ages, in line with the"developmental origins" explanatory framework, and that the sugar effects arestronger for those who are genetically "predisposed" to sugar consumption.

Prenatal Sugar Consumption and Late-Life Human Capital and Health: Analyses Based on Postwar Rationing and Polygenic Scores