Abstract
Abstract
Background
The relation between incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and sugar might not only depend on the quantity consumed but also on its source. This study aims to assess the association between various sources of dietary sugars and CVD incidence in the prospective population-based UK Biobank cohort.
Methods
A total of 176,352 participants from the UK Biobank with at least one web-based dietary questionnaire (Oxford WebQ) for assessment of sugar intake were included in this study. Mean follow-up lasted 10.9 years (standard deviation 2.0), with 12,355 incident cases of CVD. To determine the association of free sugar (FS) and intrinsic sugar intake with incident CVD, hazard ratios (HR) were calculated using Cox proportional hazard regression models. FS intake from beverages and beverage subtypes, i.e., soda/fruit drinks, juice, milk-based drinks, and tea/coffee, as well as from solid foods and solids subtypes, i.e., treats, cereals, toppings, and sauces, was included as penalised cubic splines.
Results
FS intake showed a J-shaped relationship with CVD risk, reaching the lowest HR (HR-nadir) at 9 %E, while intrinsic sugars displayed a non-linear descending association, with the HR-nadir at 14 %E. FS in beverages demonstrated a significant linear relationship with CVD with the HR-nadir at 3 %E, while FS in solids exhibited a significant non-linear U-shaped relationship with the HR-nadir at 7 %E. Within the beverage subtypes, soda/fruit drinks displayed a linear relationship, as did to a lesser extent FS in milk-based drinks and tea/coffee. Juice, however, showed a significant U-shaped relationship with CVD risk. Among solid foods subtypes, FS in treats had a J-shaped relation with the HR-nadir at 5 %E, and FS in cereals showed a linear association. In comparison, FS in toppings and sauces exhibited a U-shaped pattern with HR-nadir at 3 %E and 0.5 %E, respectively. All major results remained similar in various sensitivity analyses and were more robust for ischemic heart disease compared to stroke.
Conclusions
Only some sources of FS exhibit a robust positive association with CVD incidence. Public health efforts aiming at the reduction of CVD risk should prioritise the reduction of sugary beverages with an emphasis on soda/fruit drinks.
Funder
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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