Women Who Often Eat High Sugar Foods Can Increase the Risk of Heart Disease
Xinhua Beijing on April 13 Reuters Italian researchers found that intake of high carbohydrate foods may increase women's risk for heart disease.
led the research team on 15 171 men and 32,578 women released diet questionnaire as the basis for a study. 12 research published in the United States “within the scientific literature” Magazine.
The researchers found that women in the highest carbohydrate intake, the risk of heart disease is the lowest intakes of about 2 times women, intake of high carbohydrate foods may increase the risk of women suffering from coronary heart disease.
Studies show that intake of foods rich in carbohydrates will lead to elevated blood glucose and triglyceride levels, reduced high density lipoprotein levels, thereby increasing the risk for heart disease.
In addition to carbohydrate intake, the researchers also used in the study to measure the impact of food intake on blood glucose glycemic index and glycemic load of the two indicators.
Survey, intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and other low glycemic index food, causing blood sugar and triglyceride levels changed little. Intake of white bread, dessert, sweet wheat porridge and other high glycemic index foods cause blood sugar and triglyceride levels in more. The maximum food intake of glycemic load of women's risk of heart disease is the lowest food intake of glycemic load was 2.24 times that of women.
But the researchers said, carbohydrate intake and glycemic index food glycemic load on the risk of heart disease only applies to women, does not apply to men.
