Hum Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Just as you were starting to feel virtuous for having switched from sugary sodas to low- or no-calorie substitutes, a new study comes along suggesting that diet sodas might be bad for your head and your heart. The study, which followed more than 2,500 New Yorkers for nine or more years, found that people who drank diet soda every day had a 61 percent higher risk of vascular events, including stroke and heart attack, than those who completely eschewed the diet drinks, according to researchers who presented their results today at the American Stroke Association?s International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles. Still, the researchers aren?t ready to tell consumers to skip diet sodas. More studies need to be done before that happens, said the report?s lead author Hannah Gardener, an epidemiologist at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The increased likelihood of vascular events remained even after Gardener and her colleagues accounted for risk factors, such as smoking, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels. Pointing the finger more squarely at diet drinks, the researchers found no increased risk among people who drank regular soda. more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted February 10, 2011 Member Share Posted February 10, 2011 So no matter what we do we are going to die? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epk Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 So no matter what we do we are going to die? Seems so. Being alive plain sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Or you could, you know, drink water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*RedBull* Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 wait...diet soda for obese people...obese people drink diet soda...obese people more likely to have heart attack or stroke...Study appears to overlooked important aspect in assessement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Or you could, you know, drink water? That's unAmerican ! :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrentthief Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 its probably the aspartame thats doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArKeYa Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Hate diet drinks. They either taste bland or bitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_over Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Are these studies necessary? we already know almost anything can give you problems.. including: nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissingBonobo Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 This just in: Getting cancer significantly raises your risks of getting cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjoswald Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 "Researchers" suggest negative consequences to damn near everything. I'll take my chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bero 2.1 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I'm not suprised at the outcome.. We've been very careful with aspartame and its side-effects in my household.. wait...diet soda for obese people...obese people drink diet soda...obese people more likely to have heart attack or stroke...Study appears to overlooked important aspect in assessement. That's not really true.. I know a couple of people which, when wanting a soda simply get diet. Not because they're fat or worried about the extra sugar, but they basically say, why not save on calories while drinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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