A central role for dietary sugars in human evolution

A study published in Science magazine in August 2026 examines the importance of dietary sugars in human evolution. According to the research, sugars from food played a key role in the development of the human brain and metabolism. The availability of sugars in the diet influenced how the human body adapted and evolved. The research suggests that sugar consumption was part of the human diet during a long period of evolution. These findings provide new insight into how the human organism evolved in relation to available foods. The study was published in volume 393, issue 6811 of Science magazine.