Monday, February 3, 2014

Added Sugar in Diet Tied to Death Risk From Heart Trouble – WebMD

Added Sugar in Diet Tied to Death Risk From Heart Trouble – WebMD: Doctors have long thought extra sugar in a person's diet is harmful to heart health because it promotes chronic conditions such as obesity and diabetes.

But the added sugar Americans consume as part of their daily diet can -- on its own, regardless of other health problems -- more than double the risk of death from heart disease, a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found.

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