High blood sugar levels are a risk for heart disease

This post includes a summary of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine 2005 Sep 12;165(16):1910-6 and a recipe for bacon and eggs.

Study title and authors:
Glycemic control and coronary heart disease risk in persons with and without diabetes: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.

Books:

Selvin E, Coresh J, Golden SH, Brancati FL, Folsom AR, Steffes MW.

Department of Epidemiology and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205-2223, USA. lselvin@jhsph.edu

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16157837?dopt=Abstract
 
HbA(1c) levels are in effect a measurement of how many blood cells are 'sugar coated'. So the higher your blood sugar - the higher your HbA(1c) level.
 
The paper reports that an elevated HbA(1c) level may promote heart disease. High blood sugar is promoted by eating a diet high in carbohydrates. See here and here

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Recipe of the day

Bacon and Eggs

Ingredients:

Food Mall: Canadian Bacon

◦1 package Canadian bacon

◦Equal amount of eggs

Method:
Preheat your oven to 350°F.

In a muffin pan, place a piece of Canadian bacon into each hole. Press it down and crack an egg into each piece of bacon. Cook in oven for approximately:

◦Runny Yolk – 8 minutes

◦Semi-Soft Yolk- 10 minutes

◦Hard, Crumbly Egg -14 minutes

Pop the egg “cups” out of the pan once they’re cool enough to handle. Whatever you don’t eat goes straight into the fridge for a snack or another meal.

Bacon and Eggs