The association between carbohydrate-rich foods and risk of cardiovascular disease is not modified by genetic susceptibility to dyslipidemia as determined by 80 validated variants

Date: July 30, 2015September 15, 2015

Sonestedt,E., Hellstrand,S., Schulz,C.A., et al, (2015) PLoS One 10:e0126104 10.1371/journal.pone.0126104

OBJECTIVE: The primary objectives were to examine the association between consumption of different carbohydrate-rich foods and risk of incident ischaemic CVD (iCVD) in a cohort study, and to examine whether genetic susceptibility to dyslipidaemia measured as the genetic risk scores of 80 validated variants, modify such associations. Secondary objectives were to examine the cross-sectional associations between the consumption of carbohydrate-rich foods and clinical risk factors of iCVD at baseline and whether the associations with blood lipids and lipoproteins were modified by genetic susceptibility to dyslipidaemia. More “The association between carbohydrate-rich foods and risk of cardiovascular disease is not modified by genetic susceptibility to dyslipidemia as determined by 80 validated variants” >

A dose-response study of consuming high-fructose corn syrup-sweetened beverages on lipid/lipoprotein risk factors for cardiovascular disease in young adults

Date: June 30, 2015September 15, 2015

Stanhope,K.L., Medici,V., Bremer,A.A., et al, (2015) m.J.Clin.Nutr. ajcn100461

OBJECTIVE: To determine the dose-response effects of consuming beverages with different concentrations of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) on risk markers for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and uric acid. More “A dose-response study of consuming high-fructose corn syrup-sweetened beverages on lipid/lipoprotein risk factors for cardiovascular disease in young adults” >

Sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of hypertension and CVD: a dose-response meta-analysis

Date: May 30, 2015September 15, 2015

Xi,B., Huang,Y., Reilly,K.H., et al, (2015) Br.J.Nutr. 113:709-717 10.1017/S0007114514004383

OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies to clarify the dose-response associations between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. More “Sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of hypertension and CVD: a dose-response meta-analysis” >

The wrong white crystals: not salt but sugar as aetiological in hypertension and cardiometabolic disease

Date: January 31, 2015November 12, 2015

**DiNicolantonio,J.J. and Lucan,S.C., (2014) Open Heart :e000167 10.1136/openhrt-2014-000167**

OBJECTIVE: No clear objective of the paper is defined at the outset. The main thrust is to propose that added sugars matter more than dietary sodium for hypertension, and to consider the implications for future dietary guidelines.

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Provision of healthy school meals does not affect the metabolic syndrome score in 8-11-year-old children, but reduces cardiometabolic risk markers despite increasing waist circumference

Date: December 20, 2014November 12, 2015

Damsgaard,C.T., Dalskov,S.M., Laursen,R.P., et al, (2014) Br.J.Nutr. 1-11 S0007114514003043

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of providing school lunch and snacks based on the New Nordic Diet (NND), on the metabolic syndrome (MetS) score and on individual cardiometabolic markers and body composition in school children. NND is in accordance with the Nordic Diet Recommendations and the Danish Food-based Guidelines.

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Added sugar intake and cardiovascular diseases mortality among US adults

Date: March 31, 2014November 12, 2015

**Yang,Q., Zhang,Z., Gregg,E.W., Flanders,D., Merritt,R. and Hu,F.B., (2014) JAMA 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.13563**

OBJECTIVE: To examine time trends of added sugar consumption as %energy in the US, and investigate the association of this consumption with CVD mortality.

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Diet beverages and the risk of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease: a review of the evidence

Date: December 1, 2013November 12, 2015

Pereira,M.A., (2013) Nutr.Rev. 71:433-440

Objective: To examine the existing evidence on the relationship between the consumption of diet beverages, and risk of obesity, diabetes (DM) and cardiovascular (CV) disease.
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Scientific review: Evidence shows no effect of sugar on risk factors for heart disease

Date: April 30, 2013November 2, 2015

In the review, published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, the authors, led by Sigrid Gibson, systematically reviewed 25 studies where sucrose had been exchanged for other caloric nutrients in the diet of healthy adults. Gibson and her team concluded that no adverse effects on cardiovascular risk factors, including blood lipids, glucose and insulin levels, were apparent when sucrose replaced starchy foods at levels of up to 25% of energy intake. Due to the scarcity of published studies, firm conclusions could not be made when sucrose was substituted for other components of the diet, such as fat, or when consumed at levels greater than 25% of energy intake.

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