Fructose From Fruits and Vegetables Does Not Increase Risk of Coronary Heart Disease!

Fructose From Fruits and Vegetables Does Not Increase Risk of Coronary Heart Disease!

In general higer total intake of sugar has been linked with coronary heart disease. It is also thought that higher fructose intake from added sugars also increase the risk. A study published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition checked which all types of sugar intake increases the risk of coronary heart disease [1]. It was a study involving nearly seventy seven thousand females from the Nurses Health Study and about thirty nine thousand males from the Health Professional Follow-up Study. Sugar and carbohydrate intake was evaluated. Intake of total fructose equivalents assessed were fructose monosaccharides and sucrose. Total glucose equivalents evaluated were from glucose monosaccharides, disaccharides and starch. Intake of other types of sugars were also measured every 2-4 years by semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire.

An important conclusion from the study was that fructose from fruits and vegetables was not associated increased risk of coronary heart disease. Total sugar, added sugar and fructose from added sugar and juice were associated with higher risk of coronary heart disease.

Reference

1. Dennis KK, Wang F, Li Y, Manson JE, Rimm EB, Hu FB, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Wang DD. Associations of Dietary Sugar Types with Coronary Heart Disease Risk: A Prospective Cohort Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 Aug 31:S0002-9165(23)66117-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.08.019. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37659725.