Cardiovascular disease

Article Type: Food facts From: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 40, Issue 6.

• New data demonstrate association between intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and cardiovascular disease, independent of obesity.

• Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages can result in rapid and dramatic increase in blood glucose and insulin concentration, contributing to a high dietary glycemic load.

• Evidence suggests that intake of sugar-sweetened beverages should be limited and replaced by healthy alternatives such as water.

• A further meta-analysis of eight large epidemiological studies is currently underway aiming to provide further evidence that sugar-sweetened beverages can lead to type-2 diabetes.

Data presented at the 78th European Atherosclerosis Society congress demonstrate that intake of sugar-sweetened beverages can result in increased risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, as well as obesity.