While there's no denying our taste buds enjoy sugar, a new study brings evidence that it is pretty troublesome for the rest of the body, most especially the heart. The added sugar that is part of so many of our prepared and processed foods are threatening our cardiovascular health, lowering levels of protective HDL cholesterol while raising levels of triglycerides, maybe even making people fatter according new research.
The study was based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study from 1999-2006 and included 6,113 adults. Phone interviewers asked participants what they had eaten the day before, and then estimated the total added sugar in each diet.
