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10 Things Sugar Does to Your Body

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#10 Your Heart May Give Up On You Due To The Pressure

The best thing you can do to make sure your heart is healthy and you give it a break (we aren’t talking about the emotional heartbreak here) is to have sugar-free days or to cut sugar as much as you can from your diet.

Numerous studies have shown that increased intake of sugar will lead to the production of a blood lipid that is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease.

Not only will glucose decrease the production of “good” cholesterol (which helps protect the heart against diseases), but it will also lead to high blood pressure due to the increased insulin production we kept mentioning here and the strain on the brain centers that are responsible for regulating blood pressure.

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