{"id":3427,"date":"2019-12-13T06:30:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T06:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/news\/?p=3427"},"modified":"2021-03-31T00:39:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T19:09:54","slug":"sugar-linked-with-high-blood-pressure-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/sugar-linked-with-high-blood-pressure-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Sugar Linked With High Blood Pressure: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Source: theepochtimes.com<\/p>\n<p>As the holiday\u2019s approach and temptations wait on every table, look for the fruit bowl rather than\u00a0cookie platter to help reduce your blood pressure. Research from the University of Delaware suggests that enjoying a piece of fruit rather than a sugary treat is\u00a0linked with a reduction in high blood pressure for both men and women.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows that added\u00a0sugar\u00a0found in items such as ice cream, cookies, and cakes is the prime suspect in health problems such as diabetes and obesity. But what many don\u2019t realize is that replacing those sugary treats with whole fruit can actually help to lower blood pressure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cover_container\">\n<div class=\"cover_container_static\">\n<p>New preliminary data from a study by UD\u2019s Sheau Ching Chai has shown a strong link between added sugar and hypertension in postmenopausal females. This connection was found even after controlling for age, income, body mass index, physical activity levels, daily caloric intake, and use of blood pressure medication. The effect of whole fruits in a daily diet is also gaining interest from those with an interest in heart disease.<\/p>\n<p>This new data could be a big deal, especially for older people. Two-thirds of Americans aged 65 and older have high blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart and kidney disease.<\/p>\n<p>The research, published in a recent issue of the journal\u00a0Nutrients, looked at a small sample of 128 participants, mostly Caucasian, ranging from 65 to 80 years old. Participants had no history of cancer, gastrointestinal disease, traumatic brain injury, stroke, diabetes, central nervous system disorders, Alzheimer\u2019s, dementia, or psychiatric illness.<\/p>\n<p>Chai and her team found a strong link between added sugar and an increase in systolic and diastolic pressures. In contrast, whole fruits showed a reduction in diastolic pressure between heartbeats.<\/p>\n<p>This study was meant to examine the influence of food groups and added sugars in the diet on blood pressure levels. All major types of sugar found in a common American diet were examined in this study. These include sucrose (table sugar), glucose (found in candy, sports drinks, and desserts) and fructose (fruit sugar and a major source of added sugar in the form of high-fructose corn syrup). It did not include the effect of sugar substitutes on health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a big difference in the way each type of sugar is metabolized in our bodies,\u201d Chai said. \u201cAnd fructose, in particular, may contribute more to raising blood pressure than other types.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>A Growing Concern<\/h2>\n<p>Sugar is a growing concern in the American diet, as many people consume far more than is recommended by the American Heart Association. The cap is currently set at no more than six teaspoons per day for women and no more than nine teaspoons for men. For those who are concerned about blood pressure and following the DASH diet, a much lower cap is recommended\u2014only nine teaspoons per week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy contrast,\u201d Chai said, \u201cthe average American eats about 17 teaspoons per day\u2014about 66 pounds per year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not saying you can\u2019t eat sugar,\u201d she said. \u201cThe kind found naturally in whole fruit is fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whole fruits offer many valuable elements to a healthy diet including pulp fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, and other bioactive compounds. These elements not only help to reduce blood pressure, but offer many health benefits for the whole body. So, this holiday season, skip the sugary treats and reach for a piece of fruit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[338,273,298,1659],"class_list":["post-3427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heart-care","tag-fruits","tag-health","tag-high-blood-pressure","tag-sugar"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sugar Linked With High Blood Pressure: Study - MyMedicPlus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/sugar-linked-with-high-blood-pressure-study\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sugar Linked With High Blood Pressure: Study - 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