Adding Sugar Adds to Heart Disease Risk 0comments
published in 2010-04-26 10:28:57
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I will admit that I got a little thrill when I read the opening sentence of a new study published last week in the Journal of the American Medican Association: "Increased carbohydrate consumption ...
The study however didn't seem at all carbohydrates or even refined carbohydrates except specifically at added sugars which are "added" to just about every processed food on the grocery shop shelves these days. The researchers examined the data of about 6100 participants in a larger health study conducted from 1996-2006 and looked at elements of their diets along with lipid risk markers for heart disease. Here's what they found in the participants: The more sugar in the diet the higher the triglycerides and the lower the HDL ("good" cholesterol). (This result has been shown - in regards to carbohydrates in general - in about a zillion studies by now.) The more sugar in the diet the greater the tendency to get weight through time. Low-income people were more apt to eat more sugar. The more sugar people ate the less protein and fat they ate. This is pretty logical but it also means that the group that had the best risk markers and did the best in terms of weight ate the most fat (including saturated fats) and protein. They also consumed the most cholesterol. Of course we can speculate that if they were looking at more types of carbohydrates there might have been an even greater effect but it's also interesting to look at sugars separately - added sugars tend to have a lot of fructose whereas starches do not. Since there is evidence that fructose has its own risks it's probably a good idea to give it some specific attention.
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Adding Sugar Adds to Heart Disease Risk originally appeared on About.com Low Carb Diets on Sunday April 25th 2010 at 20:59:34.
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