Sugar addiction is presented as one of the scourges of our industrial society. In France, from 20 to 30% of adults and teenagers easily exceed the threshold of 100 g of sugar per day, when the daily intake recommended by the World Health Organization is 50 g per day
The omnipresence of sugary industrial products (sometimes hidden) in our diet is regularly indicated. Because this bottle of sugar is not without health risks. In excess, sugar exposes you to the risk of overweight, obesity, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease (NASH), some cancers and even cardiovascular diseases, recalls the ANSES.
If it is difficult for heavy consumers to get rid of this addiction to sugar, we ask ourselves: do all sugary food products affect heart health in the same way? Apparently not, say Swedish researchers from Lund University. His study nuances the harmful effects of sugar on the heart according to the sources of added sugars: even if it means choosing, it would be better to indulge in a pastry than a sugar.
Greater cardiac risk among heavy consumers of sugar-sweetened beverages
For this study, published in the magazine Frontiers in public health Almost 70,000 Swedes were surveyed about their eating habits between 1997 and 2009. The consumption of added sugar was cut and divided into three categories: sugary drinks (sodas and industrial fruit juices), sweets (cakes, chocolates, ice cream ) and such “toppings”. such as honey or sugar added to tea or coffee. Cases of cardiovascular disease (stroke, myocardial infarction and heart failure) were recorded from national health registries.