While fizzy drinks, so-called dietary, continue to be popular, a new study warns of the potential risks for those who take them on a daily basis. In fact, 2 a day would be enough to increase the risk of stroke and more generally of cardiovascular disease.
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While the beverages carbonated, so-called dietetic, continue to depopulate, a new study warns about the potential risks for those who take them on a daily basis. In fact, 2 a day would be enough to increase the risk of stroke and more generally of cardiovascular disease.
A comprehensive study, conducted on a large sample of women over 50, once again demonstrates how a wrong diet can negatively affect our health. Although many people confidently use low or no calorie sugary drinks to lose weight (or at least not to take any more), this could actually put their health at risk. According to the researchers, these drinks are associated with a higher risk of stroke and heart disease.
The research team, led by Dr. Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx in New York, analyzed data on 81.714 postmenopausal women, whose average age was between 50 and 79 years old. start of the study. Participants were monitored for an average of 12 years.
Thus it was seen that the women had consumed two or more artificially sweetened diet drinks they were 31% more likely to have a stroke and 29% more likely to suffer from heart disease. Among the participants, African American women were the most vulnerable group.
The study, published in the journal Stroke, was observational, meaning the researchers couldn't directly prove that sugary drinks cause stroke and heart problems through a causal link. Furthermore, we do not yet know specifically which artificial sweeteners may be harmful and which are harmless.
Previously, other studies have established a link between diet drinks and stroke, dementia, type 2 diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome, suggesting that zero-calorie drinks can be just as harmful as sugary ones.
Research does not provide enough evidence, therefore, and other studies will need to better investigate the effects of low-calorie sugary drinks on our health. However, the evidence obtained so far suggests that the safest thing to do is to avoid them.
We then choose to drink more water, the low-calorie and healthy drink par excellence!
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