"Added sugars" in diet

"Added sugars" in diet linked to higher triglycerides, lower HDL-C in NHANES data

APRIL 20, 2010 | Steve Stiles

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Atlanta, GA - It's been clear enough that a high-fat diet can worsen serum lipids, but less so that a diet with a lot of added sugar may do it as well. The case for it is stronger with a cross-sectional look at >6000 US adults that found significant, independent associations between increased intake of sugar-sweetened foods, which typically have added sucrose or high-fructose corn syrup, and elevated triglycerides (TG) and reduced HDL-cholesterol levels [1].

The analysis, based on 1999-2006 data from a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(NHANES) population, also suggested a big jump in consumption of added sugar compared with NHANES data from almost 30 years earlier, from 10.6% to 15.8% of daily calories, report its authors, led byJean A Welsh (Emory University, Atlanta, GA), in the April 21, 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association./.../