{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"\ud83c\udf4f Whole Fruit Wins: Rethinking Fructose and Blood Pressure","description":"\ud83e\udd64 Does fructose really raise blood pressure\u2014or is it the food source that matters? A fascinating 25-year prospective study published in Circulation followed &amp;gt;25,000 participants from childhood into adulthood and found that total fructose intake was not the culprit. Instead, sugar-sweetened beverages and high fruit juice intake increased hypertension risk, while whole fruit did not. Replacing sugary drinks with whole fruit, water, or milk substantially lowered risk. \ud83c\udf4e\ud83d\udca7 The takeaway? Think food matrix, not just nutrients. An important lesson for clinicians, parents, and public health. #Hypertension #Cardiology #Nutrition #PreventiveMedicine #MedicalPodcasts ","author_name":"Dr. RR Baliga's 'Podkast for the Kurious Doc'. Where Curiosity meets Clarity!","author_url":"http:\/\/www.MasterMedFacts.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42106745\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/204160675"}