Deadly but Hidden: Food Items on the Table Slowly Stopping Your Heart

White Sugar: The Silent Inflamers You might ask, what does sugar have to do with the heart? High consumption of sugar, often paired with tea and traditional sweets in our culture, goes beyond causing diabetes; it creates inflammation in the vascular system. When blood insulin is constantly high, artery walls become thick and hard, losing their elasticity. This "hardening of the arteries" or atherosclerosis forces the heart to work with double, erosive power, eventually leading to heart failure.