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Higher carbohydrate consumption is associated with lower HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) and higher LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. Now, investigators have examined the association between dyslipidemia and consumption of added sugars (defined as caloric sweeteners — usually sucrose from beets or cane, or high-fructose corn syrup — that are added to processed foods), which account for nearly 16% of the average daily calorie intake for people in the U.S.
In a cross-sectional study, researchers assessed the diets and lipid profiles of about 6000 adult participants in a U.S. nutrition and health survey for 1999–2006. Survey participants were excluded if they were pregnant, had extremely high or low caloric intake or body-mass index, had diabetes, or wer…