Eating foods that spike your blood sugar quickly might slightly raise your risk of heart disease, but it doesn’t seem to affect stroke risk at all—so it might not be the main culprit, and something else like overall sugar intake could be more important.

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Dietary Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Stroke Mortality: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

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2012

This study found that eating foods that spike blood sugar quickly (high glycemic index) only slightly raises heart disease risk and doesn’t affect stroke risk, which matches the claim. But it found that the total amount of carbs you eat (glycemic load) matters more — so glycemic index alone isn’t the main problem.

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Dietary Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Stroke Mortality: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052182

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Eating foods that spike your blood sugar quickly might slightly raise your risk of heart disease, but it doesn’t seem to affect stroke risk much — so it’s not as reliable a predictor of heart problems as how much total sugar your diet contains overall.

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