Professor Graham MacGregor
Chairman of the Blood Pressure Association
For the study, the participants who were aged 40-59 from the UK and
the US were asked to record what they had eaten in the preceding 24
hours on four separate occasions. They also provided a urine sample
and had their blood pressure measured.
The researchers found that sugar intake was highest inthose consuming
more than one sugar-sweetened beverage daily.
They also found that individuals consuming more than one serving per
day of sugar-sweetened beverages consumed more calories than those who
didn't consume sugary drinks - around 397 extra calories a day.
For every extra can of sugary drink consumed perday, participants on
average had a higher systolic blood pressure by 1.6mmHg and a higher
diastolic blood pressure by 0.8mmHg.
Overall, the people who consumed a lot of sugar-sweetened beverages
appeared to also have less healthy diets and were more likely to be
overweight.
But regardless of this, the link with blood pressure was still
significant even after adjusting for factors such as weight and
height.
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