Heart Risks of Sugars Added to Processed Foods & Beverages

Analyzing US government nutritional data and blood lipid levels in more than 6,000 adult men and women between 1999 and 2006, Miriam B. Vos, from Emory University (Georgia, USA), and colleagues have found that people who consume more added sugar in processed foods and beverages are more likely to have higher cardiovascular disease risk factors, including higher triglyceride levels and higher ratios of triglycerides to HDL-C (“good” cholesterol).  The team warns that: “In this study, there was a statistically significant correlation between dietary added sugars and blood lipid levels among US adults.”