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2012-02-09 10:06:54
LiveScience.comBy Remy Melina | LiveScience.com
Diet soda may seem to be a healthier alternative to calorie-laden regular soda,
but a new study shows that people who regularly drink diet soft drinks may be
putting their hearts at risk.
Those who drank diet soda on a daily basis were at an increased risk of
experiencing stroke, heart attack and death due to these conditions, according
to the study.
"Our results suggest a potential association between daily diet soft drink
consumption and vascular outcomes," study researcher Hannah Gardener, an
epidemiologist at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine, said in
a statement.[5 Experts Answer: Is Diet Soda Bad for You?]
To analyze the relationship between both diet and regular soft drink
consumption and heart disease, researchers studied the data of 2,564
participants in the Northern Manhattan Study, which was designed to determine
stroke incidence, risk factors and prognosis in a multiethnic urban population.
Working in collaboration with researchers at the Columbia University Medical
Center, Gardener and her colleagues looked at how often each participant drank
soft drinks, whether the beverages were diet or regular, and the number of
strokes, heart attacks and heart-disease related deaths that occurred among the
participants over a 10-year period.
After taking into account pre-existing conditions, such as diabetes and high
blood pressure, the researchers found that people who drank diet soft drinks
daily were 43 percent more likely to have had a stroke or heart attack, or died
of heart disease, than those who did not drink diet soda.
The study also showed that those who drank less diet soda (who drank it between
once a month and six times a week), as well as people who drank regular soft
drinks, were not more likely to suffer vascular events.
Previous research has also linked diet soda with a higher risk of stroke and
heart attack.
The researchers noted that it remains unclear how soft drinks may affect a
person's risk of heart disease.
"There is a need for further research before any conclusions can be drawn
regarding the potential health consequences of diet soft drink consumption,"
Gardener said.
The study was published Jan. 26 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Pass it on: People who drink diet soft drinks on a daily basis may be putting
themselves at an increased risk of suffering vascular events such as stroke,
heart attack and vascular death.