>> we found that the subjects who consumed high fructose corn syrup had increased blood levels of ldl cholesterol and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease. >> how quickly did these changes occur? >> within two weeks. >> kim ber stanhope's study says when a person consumes too much sweet stuff, the liver gets overloaded with fructose and converts some of it into fat, and some of it ends up in the bloodstream and helps generate a dangerous kind of cholesterol called small dense ldl. these particles are known to lodge in blood vessels, form plaque, and are associated with heart attacks. >> did it surprise you when you first got these results back? >> i would have to say i was surprised because when i saw our data, i started drinking and eating a whole lot less sugar. i would say our data surprised me. >> reporter: imagine, for these healthy young people drinking a sweetened drink might be just as bad for their hearts as the fatty cheeseburgers we've all been warned about since the 1970s. that's when a government commission mandated that we lower fat consumption to try and reduce

some of the fat ends up in the blood stream and helps generate a dangerous cholesterol called ldl. these are known to lodge in blood vessels, form plaque, and are associated with heart attacks. >> did it surprise you when you first got the results back? >> i would have to say i was prized because when i saw the data, i started drinking and eating a whole lot less sugar. i would say the data surprised me. >> imagine for the healthy young people drinking a sweetened drink might be just as bad for the hearts as the fatty cheese burgers we have been warned about since the 1970s. that's when a government commission mandated that we lower fat consumption to try to lower heart disease. >> with the best of intentions, they say time to reduce fat in the american diet. >> exactly. >> and we did. >> and guess what? heart disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and death are skyrocketing. >> the doctor believes that's primarily because we replaced a lot of that fat with added sugars. >> when you take the fat out of the food, it tastes like cardboard. the food industry knew that, so they replace

low-density lipoprotein (ldl) is the "bad" cholesterol. it carries cholesterol to the cells-- including the cells that line the blood vessel walls. as the level of ldl rises, so does the risk of atherosclerosis. when it was first tested, it was up in the 600 range, and so with the cholesterol lowering medication, it was in half. it was in the 300s, so, to me, that was great. hodis: it's clear, if you come from a high-risk family, then you're at high risk yourself, as an offspring. there are certain disorders, such as familial hyperchyolesterolemia, where there's a bad gene in the family and the families have very high cholesterols, 300,400 milligrams per deciliter, whereas, if you're looking at something to compare that to, you'd say around 150 or less would be... you know, 130, 120 would be really an adequate level. goldenetz: you know, our daughter's been tested, and our son, for cholesterol. our son's is okay. our daughter, who's a vegetarian, her cholesterol was over 300 at 20 years old. hodis: most people don't fall into that category

bp, hdl and ldl. >> hdl, your good cholesterol, for high density and you should know your ldl which is your low density lie pow proteins need to be below 100. >> bmi, body mass index. less than 25 is healthy. above 25 you're everwet. ekg or ecg. if you suffer from a tia, should you be worried? it's a stroke that almost happened. >>> it's one of nasa's oldest orbiters. the space shuttle discovery has a new home. where you'll be able to catch a glimpse of this historic spacecraft. >> he's only three but he knew what to do after a car thief dropped him off to the side of the road. police handcuffed her. why they say this 6-year-old was out of control. details when the news -- con tin news. ♪[music plays] there's another way to help erase litter box odor. purina tidy cats. only tidy cats has new odor erasers... making it easy to keep things at home... just the way you want them. new tidy cats with odor erasers. >>> what started out as an early morning fire in glen burnie is still a mystery.

the span of the ldl's are per approved plans. that is on the revision permits. if you have any questions, i would be happy to answer them. >> the revision permit is also appealable? >> there is a special conditions permit that gets issued after the board makes a decision. that is not appealable. >> that is the permit we're talking about that has the structural elements that have changed. >> what happened is the removed the roof deck. if it did get issued. that showed that is where the roof will be framed with the revised permit and if there is any other special conditions permit. >> there was just the board's notice of decision without special conditions permit. the board struck the scope of work that was under the appeal. >> they thought they would get the roof deck off. that was originally the issue under contention on the appeal. the main thing was the roof deck so that got taken off and a modified it. it will be built according to code, according to designed. it will be built like that. it is a valid point to bring up if someone is taking out a wall that is

then it gets into the body and the liver convert its into ldl cholesterol and you get heart attacks andget obese. you get diabetes. all the problems i treat in the office, i don't want more patients, but i get them because of sugar. >> it's hidden. you have to look at ingredients in cereal and things. >> cereal, big culprit. >> it's true. we are taking 130 pounds, 130 pounds of sugar a year. that's ridiculous. we're taking a lot of it. as mark mentioned, when you have a load of sugar coming in, the level of insulin goes up. there are insulin receptors that cause increase in colon and breast cancer in growth factors. and there is the reward system in our brain that gives you that euphoria. you crave more. the more you take, you want more. that's really dangerous. and increase in cholesterol and heart disease. the recommendation by american heart disease is that men should have less than 100 cal rears a day and the women should take 100 to 150, and that's it. we are taking too much. put the sugar down and that will help you a lot. >> have fruit instead. >> look at the cereal box ingredien

and truth be told, the same way americans got used to measuring ldl and hdl as part of a cholesterol test, well, perhaps it's time to get used to dexa scans and leptin blood tests and really tackle this whole issue of obesity in a more sophisticated way, brian. and head on. >> a bit of a rule change. >> this is a shocking one. >>> americans are back in the car market, apparently in a big way. and the high cost gas may have a lot to do with it. most carmakers had their best month of march since '07. chrysler sales up 34%. gm up 12%. ford up 5%. the rising cost of gas along with low interest rates is a big part of what's driving people into showrooms to replace the aging cars they've been hanging on to during this downed economy. >>> up next here tonight, that ghost ship we told about you from the tsunami in japan. tonight there's an update. and an amazing story of a grandmother who had to take control an aircraft in mid flight. the problem was, she didn't know how to fly. >>> it was a beautiful early spring day in northern wisconsin yesterday. and as a small plane prepared to land at

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to heart disease and work on the liver, as the en -- at the entry of the liver, portal vain and, the ldloes up and the good fat, hdl goes down and you end up with high triglycerides and it works on the muscles to increase the resistance to the insulin. what does that mean? diabetes, and the kidneys, visceral fat around the kidneys can come employees and make you absorb more sodium, high blood pressure. what do we have as a result... >> i have to apologize and i have to bring dr. siegel in as well, dr. samadi, so much to talk about and dr. siegel, as we're talking about, i want to talk about how the size of your belly is important, it is your biggest enemy and a lot of people get the lap band or gastric bypass surgery and are shrinking their stomachs through surgery. does it really work? >> well, no, because, as david says, it's not really size that matters. it is what is going on and, when you get those surgeries again, the problem is with the hormones. so, in other words, you are not getting the right hormones and you are getting inflammatory markers in there and inflammation and that l

cocoa increase the hdl, good cholesterol and lower ldl, the bad cholesterol. you know what, don't go crazy. that goes without saying. remember a chocolate bar contains hundreds of calories, and most of those calories are from saturates fats and sugars. all moderation. going to wrap things up for sgmd this morning. come back and see us right here next weekend. time for a check of your top stories in the cnn newsroom. >>> from cnn center, this is cnn sunday morning. it's 8:00 a.m. in the east. 5:00 a.m. in the west. good morning. i'm randy kay. here's what's happening. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton doubles the amount of money for the opposition in syria, adding an additional $12 million in aid. a live report from the region. >>> an around the world yacht race interrupted by stormy weather, and a rescue operation under way 400 miles off the california coast. >>> and the party is just starting. from sweet 16 to the final four, now the national college basketball championship. it is finally down to the final two. >>> hillary clinton and regional leaders ar

. >> gupta: this idea that sugar increases this particularly bad ldl, the small dense particles thatssociated with heart disease, do... do most doctors, do they know this? >> lustig: no, they do not know this. this is new. >> gupta: and it turns out sugar has become a major focus in cancer research, too. lewis cantley is looking at the connection. if you limit your sugar, you decrease your chances of developing cancer. >> lewis cantley: absolutely. >> gupta: cantley, a harvard professor and the head of the beth israel deaconess cancer center, says when we eat or drink sugar, it causes a sudden spike in the hormone insulin, which can serve as a catalyst to fuel certain types of cancers. >> cantley: what we're beginning to learn is that insulin can cause adverse effects in the various tissues, and of particular concern is cancer. >> gupta: why? nearly a third of some common cancers, including breast and colon cancers, have something called insulin receptors on their surface. insulin binds to these receptors and signals the tumor to start consuming glucose. >> cantley: this is your body

the arteries but it can produce or cause your body to produce more cholesterol, so it can increase ldland that can lead to heart disease. >> americans should eat from what i understand about 150 calories of sugar, the equivalent of that or i guess one can of soda, it would be each day. we're eating apparently three times that amount. >> easily. >> it is not just candy or cookies. there are hidden sugars as well. >> actually, about 35% of the sugars that americans consume come from beverages. we're talking sports drinks, energy drinks, some protein shakes that are supposed to be good for you, protein bars, but we're also you can at thatting salad dressings and ketchup and breads and serials and crackers and the list goes on and on. >> it is not always listed as sugar. >> no. >> it is under other names we don't know what they mean so we don't know if it is on the label. >> high fructose corn syrup has to be another one or corn sugar. anything with sugar in it, the name sugar, is definitely going to indicate it. >> two steps that you have to reduce the amount of sugar we eat. what are the