August 29/Sri Lanka/Daily News -- Eating sugar and certain other sweeteners added to packaged foods may add to heart-disease risk by changing cholesterol levels and increasing blood fats, an Emory University study said.
Those who consumed food with higher levels of sugar showed a risk ranging from 50-300% higher of reduced levels of the good cholesterol that protects against heart disease, according to the research. Higher sugar intake also increased triglycerides, the blood fats that raise heart disease risk, said Jean Welsh, lead author of the research released in the Journal of the American Medical Association.