5 Ugly Truths About Eating Too Much Pasta

Try filling up your plate with veggies to make sure you are getting all of the vitamins and minerals that your body needs. You can also try new bean-based pastas to get more fiber and protein in your diet. 

You may be at an increased risk of developing heart disease.

If you are choosing the white variety of refined pasta—oftentimes the white variety—you may have an increased risk of developing heart disease if you eat it too often. (Study in the American Journal of Epidemiology).

You may have an elevated blood pressure.

In one study published in Metabolism, habitually eating refined carbs, like refined pasta, is linked to an increase in blood pressure. Having high blood pressure can put your body at risk for developing conditions like heart disease. Better to save your pasta meal for an occasional meal to help keep your blood pressure in check.