How does sugar lead to heart disease?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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People with high blood sugars are more likely to have conditions that raise the risk for heart diseases. They also have high blood pressure that increases the force of blood through your arteries and can damage artery walls making one suceptible to heart disease.

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