Does high sugar consumption exacerbate cardiometabolic risk factors and increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease?

Consumption of sugar has been relatively high in the Nordic countries; the impact of sugar intake on metabolic risk factors and related diseases has been debated. The objectives were to assess the effect of sugar intake (sugar-sweetened beverages, sucrose and fructose) on association with type 2 dia...

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Main Authors: David E. Laaksonen, Nina Cecilie Øverby, Emily Sonestedt, Bryndis Eva Birgisdottir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swedish Nutrition Foundation 2012-07-01
Series:Food & Nutrition Research
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Online Access:http://www.foodandnutritionresearch.net/index.php/fnr/article/view/19104/23396