Can Diet Soda Cause Diabetes?
Diet soda is a rather popular beverage. Most believe drinking a diet soda instead of a sugary alternative will help control weight and in turn decrease those illnesses we know that are associated with obesity. Well there has been another observational study that might may make you think twice before reaching for the diet cola. According to the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, those that drank at least a daily diet soda had a significantly increase in risk for Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome. There was a 36% higher risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome and a 67% increase in the risk of developing Diabetes for those that drank diet soda daily. This is certainly counter intuitive as we know that sugary drinks help pack on the pounds. High corn syrup fructose, typically added to many common juice and soda drinks, has been under the microscope for a couple years now and many believe that it is particularly harmful and is contributing to the obesity epidemic. Is anything safe anymore? Maybe we all should just drink H2O.
March 14, 2009
Posted on March 14, 2009
