Associations of dietary sugar types with coronary heart disease risk: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher intake of total sugar has been linked with coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, but the role of individual sugars, particularly fructose, is uncertain.

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the associations of individual dietary sugars with CHD risk.

Methods

In prospective cohort studies, we followed 76,815 women (Nurses' Health Study, 1980-2020) and 38,878 men (Health Professionals Follow-up Study, 1986-2016). Sugar and carbohydrate intake, including total fructose equivalents ([TFE] from fructose monosaccharides and sucrose), total glucose equivalents ([TGE] from glucose monosaccharides, disaccharides, and starch), and other sugar types, was measured every 2 to 4 y by semiquantitative food frequency questionnaires.

Results

We documented 9

SUBMITTER: Dennis KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636232 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature