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Addicted to carbs? Don’t worry, they won’t kill you, as long as you’re a man. This completely unfair statement comes courtesy of researchers from the Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori in Milan — they’ve recently concluded that while white breads and pastas can lead to head disease in women, men aren’t at the same risk.
Key researcher Sabina Sieri and her colleagues monitored the diets and overall health of thousands of Italian men and women over several years to come up with these findings. In all, 463 of the individuals who participated in the study experienced heart problems. Using statistical analysis, it was determined that the women who ate the most carbs were twice as likely to develop heart conditions like heart attacks or heart disease as women who didn’t eat them.
And as for the men? Their heart disease risk was not at all influenced by their carb consumption, and researchers think that might come down to a difference in how their bodies handle carbs. Lucky jerks.
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