Got a sweet tooth? Are you unable to resist almost any and every sweet thing? Take a moment to digest this. A warning finger is being wagged about drinking too many sugary beverages. A research into this says it increases the risk of high blood pressure.
The study suggests that blood pressure goes up significantly for every extra can of sugary drink consumed on a daily basis. The balance is upset by drinking more than 350ml of sugar-sweetened fruit juice or carbonated drink daily. Even though the exact mechanism behind the link is not clear, scientists say too much sugar in the blood, disrupts the tone of blood vessels and salt levels in the body. The tilt however is strongly towards non-sugar sweetened diet drinks because they do not carry the same risk.
In this research, participants recorded what they had eaten in the preceding 24 hours on different occasions. They were then asked to give urine samples. Their blood pressure was also measured. It emerged that sugar intake was highest in those consuming more than one daily sugar-sweetened beverage. Also, individuals consuming more than one serving per day of sugar-sweetened drinks consumed more calories than those who didn’t consume sugary drinks. According to the researchers, the people who take a lot of sugar-sweetened beverages, appeared to also have less healthy diets and were more likely to be overweight.
But irrespective of this, the link with blood pressure was still significant even after adjusting factors of weight and height. So, you just might want to take it easy on those tempting sugary drinks. Don’t let your sweet tooth get the better of you…
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