LSUHSC researcher finds surprising link between sugar in drinks and blood pressure

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 07:03 in Health & Medicine

Research led by Liwei Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Health at LSU Health Sciences Centre New Orleans, has found that there is an association between sugary drinks and blood pressure and that by cutting daily consumption of sugary drinks by just one serving a day, people can lower their blood pressure. The research is published online in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association...

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