The study will likely be discussed next month when the American Heart Association takes up the matter of added sugars at its meeting in Washington , he said . Added sugar is associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors , he finds . Study : Lower added - sugar intake leads to better levels of good health . Study to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association . Those who ate more added sugar tend to be low - income , younger non - Latino blacks .
Added sugar is associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors , he finds . Study : Lower added - sugar intake leads to better levels of good health . Study to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association . Those who ate more added sugar tend to be low - income , younger non - Latino blacks .