Popular Childhood Drinks Linked to Higher Blood Pressure Later in Life

Not all sources of dietary sugar appear to affect cardiovascular health in the same way, and one common drink may be less harmless than many assume. A child’s everyday drink choices may leave a cardiovascular imprint that lasts for decades. A long-term study of more than 25,000 people found that frequent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages [...]

Not all sources of dietary sugar appear to affect cardiovascular health in the same way, and one common drink may be less harmless than many assume. A child’s everyday drink choices may leave a cardiovascular imprint that lasts for decades. A long-term study of more than 25,000 people found that frequent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice from childhood into adulthood was associated with a higher risk of developing high blood pressure.

Whole fruit, however, was not linked to the same increase in risk. The findings, published in the American Heart Association