Intake of foods and drinks with added sugar raises risk of heart problems, says study
Posted on: 06/Nov/2016 3:13:36 PM
A new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition has said that increased intake of food and drinks with added sugar may raise the risk of heart attack or myocardial infarction by about a third in some people. The study was conducted by researchers from the Lund University in Sweden.
Say the researchers, Sucrose occurs naturally in fruits and vegetables, but the majority of our consumption is through added sucrose. Besides sweetened beverages, cakes and sweets, sucrose is added to many ordinary foods, such as dairy products, bread and jam. For the vast majority, the consumption of added sugar does not appear to be a problem with regard to the risk of developing myocardial infarction or another serious heart disease.
But for a small number of people with a high consumption of added sugar, the picture was different. Among the five per cent of participants who got at least 15 per cent of their daily energy intake from sucrose, the risk of myocardial infarction increased by about a third. In the study, we wanted to investigate whether a correlation could be found between even a small overconsumption of added sugar and coronary artery disease.
