Sugar risks

Even healthy people raise their risk of heart disease if they eat too much sugar, research revealed. Just 12 weeks of a high- sugar diet increases the amount of fat stored in the liver, a study found.

Previous research suggests fatty livers release substances

Insufficient levels of the vitamin cause the left ventricle to enlarge, the research adds. Previous research reveals large hearts do not pump blood as efficiently as they should, which can result in fatal heart attacks.