The relation between added sugars and diastolic blood pressure a modest increase of 0.0206 mm Hg per gram of added This level of added sugar consumption by United state children may parlay into an increase of 1.18643 mm Hg in boy and of 1.4523 mmHg in girls, which may be clinically relevant given that a sustained increase of only 5-6 mm Hg in diastolic blood pressure in older adult over few years may increase the risk of stroke by 67%.