Facebook Pixel

Sugar Poses a Risk to Cardiovascular Health

By HERWriter
 
Rate This

As a society, we eat more sugar than is good for us. A recent study looked at sugar and concluded that it poses a serious risk to cardiovascular health, good cholesterol, triglycerides and healthy body weight.

" 'We looked at a group of people representative of the U.S. population and found a very strong correlation between cardiovascular risk factors and the amount of sugar that people are consuming,' said Dr. Miriam B. Vos, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, and a member of a group reporting the finding in the April 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association."

Sugar is everywhere, and we eat more of it than we used to. According to the study, the average person whose sugar intake was 10.6 percent of their daily calories thirty years ago, is now consuming 15.8 percent of their calories in the form of sugar.

They found that as sugar consumption continues to soar, serious health problems continue to rise along with it.

http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100257275

Add a Comment1 Comments

donnabrown

I do agree with the post. Peoples are love to eat sugar and they know it effecting much at your health and cardio health.
Cardiovascular disease

April 23, 2010 - 4:07am

This Comment

Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.
By submitting this form, you agree to EmpowHER's terms of service and privacy policy
Add a Comment
Jody Smith
Champion
HERWriter View Profile Send Message

We value and respect our HERWriters' experiences, but everyone is different. Many of our writers are speaking from personal experience, and what's worked for them may not work for you. Their articles are not a substitute for medical advice, although we hope you can gain knowledge from their insight.