Eating too much sugar over a long time can mess up how your body uses insulin, which then causes high blood pressure, bad cholesterol levels, and raises your chance of heart disease.

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The wrong white crystals: not salt but sugar as aetiological in hypertension and cardiometabolic disease

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This study says that eating too much sugar, especially in processed foods, can mess up how your body uses insulin, raise your blood pressure, and increase your risk of heart disease — which is exactly what the claim says.

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