Our thoughts usually turn to a food’s saturated fat, trans fat, or cholesterol content—or simply its total calorie content—when considering nutrition in relation to heart health. Cardiologists caution, however, that sugar level is another important consideration that is much too often overlooked when assessing whether a dish is heart-healthy.
Desserts like cakes and pastries contain sugar, as we are all aware. But we seldom consider the fact that many things in our grocery shopping cart contain harmful amounts of added sugar. Dr. Karishma Patwa, MD, a cardiologist with Manhattan Cardiology in New York City, tells us the one common thing that she is begging people over 50 to stop consuming. Read the article.
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