More than salt, sugars may contribute to high blood pressure

The researchers indicate “sugar may be much more meaningfully related to blood pressure than sodium.” When diets were modified to reduce sugar or salt, sugar reduced diets resulted in better blood pressure results.

Higher sugar intake significantly increases both the systolic (top number) and the diastolic (bottom number) blood pressure in trials lasting more than 8 weeks. When studies that were funded by the sugar industry were not included in the review, differences of 7.6 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure and 6.1 mm Hg in diastolic blood pressure were observed.

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Source: Medical News Today

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