Did you know that eating too much of your favorite sweet treats can be a bad thing? It sure is, developing heart disease when you are older is what one new research study found.
Consuming too many sweets on a nearly daily basis can higher chances of heart disease by lowering Lipoproteins and lowering the good cholesterol levels while raising our triglyceride levels.
The study formed two groups by cholesterol level and sugar intake by surveying 6000 adult's normal dieting habits. Findings showed that 16 percent of daily calories were from regularly adding sugar to their diets.
The smallest amount of sugar per day was 3 teaspoons. The largest amount of sugar per day was 46 teaspoons.
In an average daily diet men should keep processed or added sugar to nine teaspoons while women should keep it to six teaspoons. This does not include naturally found sugars such as those in fruits.
When researchers publish these findings they are hoping food companies will become more aware of the health risks that added sugars cause, such as obesity and heart disease. Some states have already taxed soda products to help discourage people from buying these products thus lowering the risks by non consumption.
Adding a half-cent tax on soft drinks could lower the 50 gallon annual consumption to 40 gallons annually.
Research studies show us that added sugar to our diets can lead to diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. While we do enjoy our sugary treats we should be aware of the risk they add to our health and take caution to limit them.
Consuming too many sweets on a nearly daily basis can higher chances of heart disease by lowering Lipoproteins and lowering the good cholesterol levels while raising our triglyceride levels.
The study formed two groups by cholesterol level and sugar intake by surveying 6000 adult's normal dieting habits. Findings showed that 16 percent of daily calories were from regularly adding sugar to their diets.
The smallest amount of sugar per day was 3 teaspoons. The largest amount of sugar per day was 46 teaspoons.
In an average daily diet men should keep processed or added sugar to nine teaspoons while women should keep it to six teaspoons. This does not include naturally found sugars such as those in fruits.
When researchers publish these findings they are hoping food companies will become more aware of the health risks that added sugars cause, such as obesity and heart disease. Some states have already taxed soda products to help discourage people from buying these products thus lowering the risks by non consumption.
Adding a half-cent tax on soft drinks could lower the 50 gallon annual consumption to 40 gallons annually.
Research studies show us that added sugar to our diets can lead to diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. While we do enjoy our sugary treats we should be aware of the risk they add to our health and take caution to limit them.
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