Drinking more sugary drinks like soda is linked to a higher chance of heart problems, partly because it makes you gain weight, but also because it directly messes with your blood sugar, insulin, fats in your blood, and blood pressure.

If you drink one more sugary drink each day, you’re 22% more likely to have a heart attack — so more sugary drinks might mean more heart problems.

In people with prediabetes, drinking sugary sodas and juices explains about one-third of why eating unhealthy plant foods like white bread and candy raises heart disease risk.

Eating more sugar—like 50 grams extra a day—seems to go hand in hand with a higher chance of getting heart disease, which might mean sugary foods are part of why some diets lead to heart problems.

Eating more sugar—like an extra 50 grams a day—might raise your chance of getting heart disease, even if you’re eating healthy otherwise.

Some studies say drinking sugary sodas is linked to weight gain and health problems, but eating sugar in foods like candy or cake doesn’t seem to have the same effect—so maybe how you consume sugar matters more than how much you eat.