Women who are heavier and eat a lot of foods that spike blood sugar quickly may be more likely to develop heart disease than heavier women who eat lower-sugar foods.

Women who weigh more or have a BMI of 23 or higher may be more at risk for heart disease if they eat a lot of foods that spike their blood sugar quickly.

Women who eat a lot of foods that spike blood sugar quickly may be 69% more likely to develop heart disease, but this doesn’t seem to be true for men.

Eating lots of sugary and starchy foods seems to raise the risk of heart disease much more for women than for men, which might mean men and women’s bodies react differently to these foods.

Women in their 40s to 60s who eat a lot of sugary and refined carbs are almost twice as likely to develop heart disease as those who eat fewer of these foods.

Eating lots of sugary and starchy foods seems to raise the risk of heart disease much more for women than for men, which might mean men and women’s bodies react differently to these foods.