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The evidence linking simple carbohydrate‐rich foods with CHD is quite strong. High intake of refined carbohydrates, especially sugar‐sweetened beverages, has been consistently associated with increased risk of CHD. However, the characterization of carbohydrates according to their glycemic load (GL) may be a better way to categorize carbohydrates for predicting CHD risk, compared to the more simplistic categorization into “simple” and “complex” carbohydrates. Consumption of high GL meals has been associated with increased CHD incidence in female subjects followed prospectively for 10 years. Interestingly, those consuming a high GL diet had twice the likelihood to develop CHD, compared with those refraining from a high GL diet. In the NHS (76,000 female subjects), refined carbohydrates were associated with increased coronary heart disease, presumably due to increased dietary GL.