Soft Drink Consumption Might Lead to Metabolic Syndrome
Good spotting.
The reader added link at the bottom from the American Heart Association is quite interesting also -
This study may raise some questions among consumers about health risks associated with drinking
soft drinks. Since this is an observational study, it is important to note that the study does not
show that soft drinks cause risk factors for heart disease. It does show that the people studied who
drank soft drinks were more likely to develop risk factors for heart disease.
However, it is possible that other factors could explain this relationship. Often people who drink
soft drinks also eat and drink more calories, saturated fat and trans fat and less fiber and dairy
products. Also, these people tend to be less physically active. This was true among the subjects in
this study.
While the authors did account for these aforementioned diet and lifestyle factors in the analysis, it
is possible that other lifestyle factors still account for the measured increase in risk factors leading
to heart disease. As the authors note in the study, more research is needed to understand these
associations before any recommendations can be made to the public.
Diet soda can be a good option to replace caloric beverages that do not contain important vitamins
and minerals. The American Heart Association supports dietary patterns that include low-calorie
beverages like water, diet soft drinks, and fat-free or low-fat milk as better choices than full calorie
soft drinks.
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