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Higher intake of added sugar, specifically consuming 10% or more of daily calories from added sugars, is associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in US adults.
To lower your risk of dying from heart disease, limit added sugars to less than 10% of your daily calories. This is roughly equivalent to less than 100 calories for women and 150 calories for men, according to American Heart Association guidelines cited in the study. Focus on reducing sugar-sweetened beverages, grain-based desserts, and fruit drinks, which are the primary sources of added sugar in the US diet.
We observed a significant relationship between added sugar consumption and increased risk for CVD mortality.
Why this rating
Prospective cohort study with large nationally representative sample and long follow-up, but observational design limits causal inference.
Source
Added Sugar Intake and Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality Among US Adults
Quanhe Yang et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine · 2014
DOI 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.13563
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