Carbohydrate consumption and cardiovascular complaints.

Introduction Increasing attention is being directed to the relationship between carbohydrate consumption and cardiovascular disease. However, the principle focus is largely upon obvious disturbances in carbohydrate me­ tabolism (e.g. diabetes mellitus) and clas­ sical evidence of cardiovascular pathosis (i.e. ischemic heart disease). Because of their chronicity, this report is designed to relate carbohydrate consumption with early characteristic, if not pathognomonic, find­ ings suggestive of cardiovascular pathosis in relatively healthy individuals.