Posted on 02/15/2019 9:06:46 AM PST by bitt
More bad news for diet soda lovers: Drinking two or more of any kind of artificially sweetened drinks a day is linked to an increased risk of clot-based strokes, heart attacks and early death in women over 50, according to a new study by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
The risks were highest for women with no history of heart disease or diabetes and women who were obese or African-American.
Previous research has shown a link between diet beverages and stroke, dementia , Type 2 diabetes , obesity and metabolic syndrome, which can lead to heart disease and diabetes.
"This is another confirmatory study showing a relationship between artificially sweetened beverages and vascular risks. While we cannot show causation, this is a yellow flag to pay attention to these findings," said American Academy of Neurology President Dr. Ralph Sacco, who was not involved in the latest study.
"What is it about these diet drinks?" asked lead study author Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani, an associate professor of clinical epidemiology and population health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. "Is it something about the sweeteners? Are they doing something to our gut health and metabolism? These are questions we need answered."
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Aspartame in particular is horrid stuff.
So, the magic number is to drink THREE glasses a day to reduce this risk?
Drink a shot of liquor instead. It would keep your veins in shape to live a long life. One shot only of course.
Complete BS. Diet drinks are 99.9% water
Everything has become politicized.
Strictly a water drinker here. Well, maybe two cups of coffee a week.
Regular soda drinks have way too much sugar. Diet drinks, well... read the article.
Why?
Or, overweight people with heat problems drink diet soda. Could be that too.
Oh - BS - been drinking em for the past 12 years - only 3 heart attacks. Gimme a break...
“While we cannot show causation.......”
BINGO, this study is bunk. Maybe fatter people who are already prone to heart diseases & stroke & diabetes are more likely to drink Diet Soda.
After all their victories against smoking, the health Nazis need a new target to stay employed. Until recently cigarettes didn’t have a safer diet equivalent. So they have to invent bad stuff about diet soda.
I know my body lets me know I put garbage into it anytime I drink a ‘soft’ drink.
Mexican Coca Cola seems to be the only exception (I think they use cane sugar) but that stuff is really high in calories....
What the heck is wrong with just good old WATER?!?!
Aspartame is the Nectar of the Gods. Yummmmmm!
I only occasionally have diet sodas. My husband has lately been drinking coke. I had some kind of virus & after I woke up from that virus induced zombie sleep I was soooo thirsty. I poured a small cup of coke & it was the most amazingly refreshing thing in the world!
I have not drank sweet drinks of any kind for 40 years.
Water or beer — that is it!
no diet drinks.
But don’t drink fruit juices and blends-—high carbohydrates and sugars.
Of course no beer, wine or alcoholic drinks and hard cider or fruit style alcohol blends.
Stay off of too much milk. Fat and hormones and other drawbacks. A little soy or almond drink maybe. A little.
And finally watch the water-—too much causes “intoxication” as system is overwhelmed by the water.
Sounds like we are doomed again.
I haven't drank anything but diet coke and aspartame loaded coffee with pure cream for 25 years, virtually no water and I turned 80 last year.
I poured a small cup of coke & it was the most amazingly refreshing thing in the world!
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As the drug dealers will tell you: Things go better with coke.
I gave up drinking all pop about six years ago.
Best decision I ever made.
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