Added sugar intake is associated with pericardial adipose tissue volume.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships of pericardial adipose tissue and visceral adipose tissue volume with added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverage intakes. We hypothesized that both added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages were positively associated with pericardial adipose tissue and visceral adipose tissue volumes in black and white men and women enrolled in the prospective Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study.

Methods and results

Dietary intake was assessed by diet history at baseline, year 7 and year 20 examinations in 3070 participants aged 18-30 and generally healthy at baseline. After 25 years follow-up, participants underwent a computed tomography scan of chest and abdomen; the computed tomography scans were read, and p

SUBMITTER: Yi SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8283962 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature