Why sugar might be worse for your heart than fat
John Yudkin’s hypothesis: sugar is a major dietary culprit in the development of cardiovascular disease
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Fructose generates harmful AGEs (advanced glycation end products) 10x faster than glucose, directly damaging blood vessels and promoting inflammation.
Most people think all sugars are equal — but fructose is uniquely toxic at the molecular level, creating damage even before it turns into fat.
Practical Takeaways
Cut out sugary drinks (soda, sports drinks, sweetened coffee) and read labels for hidden fructose — avoid anything with high-fructose corn syrup, sucrose, or fruit juice concentrate.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Fructose generates harmful AGEs (advanced glycation end products) 10x faster than glucose, directly damaging blood vessels and promoting inflammation.
Most people think all sugars are equal — but fructose is uniquely toxic at the molecular level, creating damage even before it turns into fat.
Practical Takeaways
Cut out sugary drinks (soda, sports drinks, sweetened coffee) and read labels for hidden fructose — avoid anything with high-fructose corn syrup, sucrose, or fruit juice concentrate.
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Eating too much fructose, like the sugar in soda and candy, can mess up your liver’s ability to respond to insulin, make more fat in your liver, and raise fat levels in your blood, which can lead to bigger health problems like heart disease.
Eating too much fructose, like the sugar in soda and sweet snacks, makes your liver create more fat, which raises bad fats in your blood and causes body-wide inflammation, making heart disease more likely.
Eating too much fructose over a long time can mess up how your liver responds to insulin, making your body produce more insulin, cause body-wide inflammation, and raise fat levels in your blood—all of which raise your risk of heart disease.
Even though people are eating less cholesterol, more people are dying from heart disease — so maybe sugar, especially fructose, is to blame instead.
Eating too much fructose, like the sugar in soda and candy, can raise a substance in your blood called uric acid, which may damage your blood vessels and raise your blood pressure, making heart disease more likely.