A Cardiologist Tells Us the Worst Thing For Heart Health
There are many things that are bad for your heart but there is one thing in particular that you should avoid at all cost, Luiza Petre, MD told Popsugar.com that…
There are many things that are bad for your heart but there is one thing in particular that you should avoid at all cost, Luiza Petre, MD told Popsugar.com that “sugar is the ultimate villain wrecking havoc on our health.”
"Fructose converts straight into fat, as the body cannot process it as a source of energy the same way as glucose," she added. "So suddenly we ingest food that goes straight to our fat deposits. Visceral fats one of the biggest inflammatory triggers for heart disease and becomes an endocrine organ that sabotages individuals and makes them even fatter." For those that are on a high-protein, high-fat diet you may be wondering how the fat may affect your heart, but Dr. Petre says “sugar is more harmful than what fats or protein ever could be.” The American Heart Association recommends no more than six teaspoons or 25 grams of sugar a day and sugar can go by other names such as corn syrup, dextrose, glucose, and sucrose.
How much sugar do you think you eat a day? What sugary drinks or foods are you addicted to?
