Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

OfLittleToNoValue t1_j8m9n4o wrote

Reply to comment by NuggetMDr in Study finds link between ‘free sugar’ intake and cardiovascular disease by YoanB

I've seen many people resist reports like this to (wrongly) blame cholesterol and saturated fat.

27

gfx_bsct t1_j8oy4hc wrote

Saturated fat intake is also associated with cardiovascular disease. Cholesterol doesn't seem to be that useful of an indication, but high presence of Apo B, a lipoprotein which carries cholesterol, is associated with cardiovascular disease

5

bannedPosts t1_j8tonfn wrote

Sugars (looking at you fructose) results in the production of damaged VLDLs which elicit an inflammatory response on blood vessel walls, causing them to leak. Cholesterol's job is to plug leaks.

3