Diet Soda Associated with Development of Diabetes
· According to a study in the journal Diabetes Care; drinking diet soda every day was associated with the development of Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome.
· The study’s authors report that the participants who drank diet soda at least everyday had a 67% 
increase in their risk of developing adult onset Diabetes compared with participants who did not drink diet soda.
· The study participants also had a 36% increased risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome.
· This was an observational study running between the year 2000 and 2007 with multiple follow up evaluations.
· There are many limitations to this study and the data was strictly observational. No conclusions were made on the reason for the association between drinking diet soda and diabetes or metabolic syndrome.
· More studies are needed to clarify these results.
Reference
Diabetes Care. Published online January 16, 2009.
February 10, 2009
Posted on February 10, 2009
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