High Fructose Corn Syrup = Hypertension?
Submitted by Fit and Female Blog
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has already been implicated in the dramatic rise in obesity over the last 20
years. Now research shows that HFCS is also associated with increased risk of high blood pressure — independent of other factors such as obesity.
A study released at this month’s annual meeting of The American Society of Nephrology found that adults who consumed more than 74 grams of HFCS per day (the equivalent of 2.5 sugary drinks) had a significantly increased risk for high blood pressure.
HFCS isn’t just in drinks such as soda, it is also found in fruit juices, bakery goods and candy. Americans today consume 30% more HFCS than they did just 20 years ago which parallels the dramatic increase in obesity in America. Currently more than 64% of the US population is currently overweight or obese. Over 73 million American (one out of every three people over 20) currently have high blood pressure.
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