Heart disease remains the undisputed leading cause of death in the United States, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives annually. While society remains fixated on the traditional villains of saturated fat, red meat, and excess salt, a prominent veteran heart surgeon is sounding the alarm on a far more insidious threat hiding in plain sight: the refined carbohydrates that dominate the modern diet. These processed sugars and starches are wreaking havoc on our metabolic health, yet we continue to ignore the… Continue reading…
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