Well Thanks For Nothing ‘Free Sugar’! Linked To Cardiovascular Disease

Eating a lot of free sugars (or added sugars) could increase your risk for getting cardiovascular disease. Previous studies have reported that links between carbohydrate consumption and cardiovascular disease might depend on the quality, rather than the quantity, of carbohydrates consumed, according to the new study in the journal BMC Medicine. The more free sugars some participants consumed, the greater their risk of cardiovascular disease, heart disease and stroke was. All heart diseases are cardiovascular disease, but cardiovascular disease is the term for all types of diseases that affect the heart or blood vessels, such as stroke, congenital heart defects and peripheral artery disease, according to the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (PDF).

Source: CNN