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The Role of Fructose as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor: An Update

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METABOLITES
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/metabo12010067

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fructose; cardiovascular disease; nutrition; risk factors; lipoproteins

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The increasing presence of fructose in food and drinks is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. While there is no definitive association between fructose consumption and CVD incidence, there is evidence that total sugars, added sugars, and fructose are harmful and associated with CVD mortality.
There is increasing presence of fructose in food and drinks, and some evidence suggests that its higher consumption increases cardiovascular risk, although the mechanisms still remain not fully elucidated. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are still responsible for one-third of deaths worldwide, and therefore, their prevention should be assessed and managed comprehensively and not by the evaluation of individual risk factor components. Lifestyle risk factors for CVD include low degree of physical activity, high body mass index, alcohol consumption, smoking, and nutritional factors. Indeed, nutritional risk factors for CVD include unhealthy dietary behaviors, such as high intake of refined foods, unhealthy fats, added sugars, and sodium and a low intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fiber, fish, and nuts. Even though there is no definitive association between CVD incidence and high consumption of total sugar, such as sucrose and fructose, there is, however, evidence that total sugars, added sugars, and fructose are harmfully associated with CVD mortality. Since high fructose intake is associated with elevated plasma triglyceride levels, as well as insulin resistance, diabetes hyperuricemia, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, further longitudinal studies should be conducted to fully elucidate the potential association between certain sugars and CVD.

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