You may know that drinking sugar-sweetened drinks isn’t the wisest health move. Sodas, coffee or tea with sugar, lemonade, sports drinks, and fruit punch aren’t just bad for your waistline. Consuming a lot of these beverages increases your risk for heart attacks and stroke. But you might be surprised to know that diet drinks—those that contain artificial sweeteners—aren’t much better …
Sugar and the Heart: The Hidden Heart Harm in Your Diet
Sugar plays a well-known role in the development of obesity and diabetes. But research is beginning to show that it’s also murder on the heart. Over the 15 years of a Harvard School of Public Health study, those who got 17 percent to 21 percent of their calories from added sugar were 38 percent more likely to die from cardiovascular …