The Claim
Among overweight or obese individuals, high dietary glycemic load is associated with a 49% increased risk of coronary heart disease, while no significant association is observed in normal-weight individuals, indicating that body weight modifies the effect of glycemic load on coronary heart disease risk.
What the research says
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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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If you're overweight or obese, eating a lot of sugary or starchy foods might raise your chance of heart disease by almost half—but if you're a normal weight, those foods don’t seem to make a difference. Your weight changes how those foods affect your heart.
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Among overweight or obese individuals, high dietary glycemic load is associated with a 49% increased risk of coronary heart disease, whereas no significant association is seen in normal-weight individuals, indicating body weight modifies the effect of glycemic load on heart disease risk.
What the research says
1 studyThis study found that for people who are overweight or obese, eating lots of high-sugar carbs raises their risk of heart disease by almost half, but for people at a normal weight, it doesn’t seem to make much difference — so weight matters in how food affects the heart.
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