Diets High in Fructose are Raising Blood Pressure in Men
We all know how important it is to make sure we have a healthy diet, and now men have one more thing added to their plate. It has been found that a diet saturated with foods that have large amounts of fructose sugar, such as soft drinks, increases blood pressure in men. Also, it was found that a medication used to treat gout could block this effect.
The men that participated in the study who ate a high-fructose diet had their blood pressure rise approximately 5 percent after two weeks, while those who also were given a treatment for gout along with the diet increased less than 1 percent, said the study’s author Richard Johnson.
Read full story at healthnews.com
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