Eating too much fructose, like the sugar in soda and candy, can damage the lining of your gut, letting harmful toxins leak into your bloodstream, which triggers body-wide inflammation and may lead to clogged arteries.

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John Yudkin’s hypothesis: sugar is a major dietary culprit in the development of cardiovascular disease

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2024

This study says too much sugar, especially fructose, can cause inflammation and heart disease, which matches the claim that fructose harms the gut and leads to heart problems through inflammation.

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John Yudkin’s hypothesis: sugar is a major dietary culprit in the development of cardiovascular disease

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DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1407108

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