Sugar drinks lower bad cholesterol
Abstract P176: Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Lowers Lipoprotein(a) Levels in Obese and Overweight Adults: Findings in a Double-Blind Parallel-Arm Study
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Surprising Findings
Sugar consumption reduced lipoprotein(a) levels despite common beliefs about sugar's negative health effects
Contradicts the prevailing view that sugar only has detrimental effects on cardiovascular health markers
Practical Takeaways
Not specified in abstract
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Sugar consumption reduced lipoprotein(a) levels despite common beliefs about sugar's negative health effects
Contradicts the prevailing view that sugar only has detrimental effects on cardiovascular health markers
Practical Takeaways
Not specified in abstract
Publication
Journal
Circulation
Year
2024
Authors
Hayley G. Law, K. Stanhope, Wei Zhang, Zahraa M Jamshed, Munkhtuya Myagmarsuren, Muhammad A. Khan, Heejung Bang, Peter J. Havel, Lars Berglund, Enkhmaa Byambaa
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Claims (4)
Drinking sugary drinks quickly puts a lot of sugar into your blood, which can create conditions in your body that might help cancer grow because these drinks don't have fiber, don't make you feel full, and get absorbed really fast.
Drinking sugary drinks for 10 weeks, where they make up a quarter of your daily calories, lowers a type of cholesterol called lipoprotein(a) by about 13% in overweight and obese adults, no matter the size of the particles.
People with both low and high starting levels of a blood fat called lipoprotein(a) saw about the same amount of decrease when treated, with drops of 14% and 11% respectively.
Drinking sugary drinks with glucose or fructose for 10 weeks lowered a type of cholesterol called lipoprotein(a) in adults—glucose drinks by about 15% and fructose drinks by about 11%.