Data from two prospective population-based Swedish cohorts linked high intake of added sugar from sweetened beverages to an elevated risk for CVD, Researchers observed no such link between elevated risk for CVD and moderate intake from treats such as pastries and ice cream.
“The most striking finding from our study is the divergent relationship between different sources of added sugar and cardiovascular disease risk,” Suzanne Janzi, PhD candidate and researcher in nutrition epidemiology at Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, said in a press release. “This surprising contrast