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.

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Meta-analysis of dietary glycemic load and glycemic index in relation to risk of coronary heart disease.

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2012 Jun 1

This study looked at what happens when people eat lots of sugary, refined carbs, and found that women who did had almost 70% more heart disease, but men didn’t — just like the claim says.

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Meta-analysis of dietary glycemic load and glycemic index in relation to risk of coronary heart disease.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.01.385

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