<story><title>Amish Mutation Protects Against Diabetes and May Extend Life</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/well/live/amish-mutation-protects-against-diabetes-and-may-extend-life.html?ribbon-ad-idx=20&amp;rref=health&amp;module=Ribbon&amp;version=context&amp;region=Header&amp;action=click&amp;contentCollection=Health&amp;pgtype=article</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Dowwie</author><text>I can&amp;#x27;t imagine the Amish buy or make sugar-enriched foods, so a diet without those would also contribute to their health</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dsr_</author><text>The Amish love sugar as much as the next group along. Jams, jellies, preserves; pies, cakes, and cookies are all part of their diet.&lt;p&gt;They are probably less likely to consume large amounts of prepackaged desserts, sodas and snack foods than their &amp;quot;English&amp;quot; neighbors, but that varies from community to community.</text></comment>
<story><title>Amish Mutation Protects Against Diabetes and May Extend Life</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/well/live/amish-mutation-protects-against-diabetes-and-may-extend-life.html?ribbon-ad-idx=20&amp;rref=health&amp;module=Ribbon&amp;version=context&amp;region=Header&amp;action=click&amp;contentCollection=Health&amp;pgtype=article</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Dowwie</author><text>I can&amp;#x27;t imagine the Amish buy or make sugar-enriched foods, so a diet without those would also contribute to their health</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mamoswined</author><text>But they do! I have a sweet tooth and some of their stuff is just too sweet for me. It really depends on what part of the country they are in, but Pennsylvania Amish are known for their pies. One of the most famous types, Shoofly Pie, is basically sugar flavored sugar.</text></comment>