Certain activities cause a rise of heart rate, or the number of times the human heart beats in one minute. In our investigation, we studied the effect of different amounts of sugar on a person’s resting heart rate, and we predicted that sugar would cause a spike in heart rate. Consuming large amounts of sugar leads to a high blood sugar, which can interfere with proper blood vessel function, and the malfunctioning of blood vessels can increase heart rate as well as increase blood pressure(Cannall). Also, the body can break down glucose a lot faster than it can break down starch, so the sudden increase in blood sugar causes a higher metabolism, which often results in a higher heart rate(Williams). After conducting several trials and experiments,
