Protect Your Health Insurance Rates - Limit Sugar Consumption

People have long known that problems like diabetes and heart disease can contribute to higher health insurance rates - and one way to avoid such conditions is to watch sugar intake.

A recent warning from the American Heart Association says that a high-fructose diet, such as ones that involve a large amount of soda, can result in high blood pressure - especially in men.

According to the organization, high fructose consumption increases a cluster of risk factors that are associated with the development of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

The announcement from the American Heart Association said that fruit is relatively low in fructose and that excessive consumption of the sweetener can be traced to sweetened drinks and foods that are rich in sugar.

Some healthcare professionals and policy makers are considering a tax on soda to help finance health reforms and to reduce the nation's obesity and diabetes rates. This idea has proven to be politically unpopular, even though supporters maintain that it would be a good way to help lower health insurance rates.