Excessive consumption of added sugar increases the risk of death

Excessive consumption of added sugar not only promotes chronic conditions such as obesity or diabetes, but also increases the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, a new study reveals.

"The risk of death associated with heart disease increases exponentially with increasing consumption of added sugar ," said Dr. Quanhe Yang , one of the authors of research published in the scientific journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

Between 2005 and 2010 U.S. adults consumed an average of about 15% of your daily calories (about 300 calories a day ) from added sugars , Yang, researcher at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Diseases American said.

According to the doctor, this is much more than is recommended by the American Heart Association , which advises women consume no more than 100 calories a day from added sugars ( about six teaspoons of sugar ), while men are recommended consume no more than 150 calories a day ( about nine teaspoons) .

The cupcakes , cookies, ice cream , chocolates , soft drinks , juices , energy and sports drinks , among others, are the main sources of added sugar.

The researchers found that people who receive more than 21 % of calories from added sugar double the risk of heart-related death , compared to those consuming less than 10% of their calories from this type of sugar.

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