Posted on 08/03/2025 1:23:37 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
A study has found that drinking just one can of artificially-sweetened soft drink a day may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 38%.
Surprisingly, that risk for artificially sweetened soft drink is even higher than for those who consume sugar-sweetened beverages, such as regular soft drinks, where the risk was found to be 23% higher.
The research followed more than 36,000 Australian adults over nearly 14 years.
The study—led by Professor Barbora de Courten, Associate Professor Allison Hodge, and Ph.D. student Robel Hussen Kabthymer—adds to growing global concern about the health effects of both sugary and artificially sweetened drinks.
"Drinking one or more of these beverages each day—whether sweetened with sugar or artificial substitutes—was linked to a significantly higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes," said Hussen Kabthymer.
Professor de Courten, said the findings challenge the common assumption that artificially-sweetened beverages are a safer choice.
"Artificial sweeteners are often recommended to people at risk of diabetes as a healthier alternative, but our results suggest they may pose their own health risks," she said.
While the link between sugary drinks and diabetes could largely be explained by obesity, the connection between artificially-sweetened drinks and type 2 diabetes remained strong even after adjusting for body weight, suggesting a potentially direct effect on metabolism.
The study analyzed data from the long-running Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study, also known as Health 2020, involving participants aged 40–69 years, and adjusted for diet, exercise, education, and health history.
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Bkmk
Which Artificial sweeteners? (without going to the link LOL 🤣)
I’d wager that most Americans drink at least one per day, especially if juice is included.
Don’t try and fool your pancreas.
Thanks! This helps confirm what I’ve suspected for many years
That would be important to know.
I cannot find it, anywhere,
LOL!! I started drinking diet caffeine-free Pepsi only after I’d already been diagnosed with Type II diabetes. 25 years later, I’m still controlling my glucose with diet and oral medication.
A single article of an idiotic journalist may increase stupidity risk by more than a third
Hmm 🤔🤔🤔
It’s getting so you can’t drink anything that has any flavor at all. Just water (until they find out it’s bad for you too).
Then I’m dead a hundred times over.
Warning! If you happen to be drinking one at this moment, spit out what is in your mouth, flush mouth with fresh water and any contents left in the can flush down the toilet.
“A single artificially sweetened soft drink daily may increase diabetes risk by more than a third”
Since I average 4 a day, I should be good.
My go-to sugar free supplement is not an artificial sweetener
Stevia is not classified as an artificial sweetener; it is a natural sweetener derived from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant.
Don’t have tea with Lydia
if she just had a meeting with Walt
I worked with a very large woman, who probably weighed 350lbs. I began noticing her weight loss. When asked how she lost it, she said she substituted soft drinks with water. If I recall, the soft drinks she had drunk were sugar free. At that point, she had lost 80 lbs! (I only drink 1 can of coke zero per day, sometimes not even that. I’m not willing to give that up.)
Drink any natural tea. Black, green, from flowers, chai, turmeric tea. They all are beneficial to health. I add few drops of clover honey instead of sugar. Honey had stronger sweetness so I need less.
All artificial sweeteners cause cancer in lab animals.
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