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Archive for the ‘diet drinks’ Category
Study links artificial sweeteners to liver damage
May 12, 2022Diet drinks linked with heart disease and death
March 30, 2014Older women who drink two or more diet drinks a day are more likely to suffer from heart problems, high blood pressure and diabetes, a new study shows.
Postmenopausal women with a two-a-day soft drink habit were 50 per cent more likely to suffer from cardiovascular-related diseases, the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study discovered.
They were also 30 per cent more likely to suffer heart attacks and strokes compared to those who consumed the drinks in moderation or not at all.
60,000 women with an average age of 62.8 were asked how many low-calorie fruit drinks and diet soft drinks they had drunk over a three-month period.
Based on the results, the women were then separated into groups – with those who drank two or more diet drinks marked as heavy consumers.
Almost a decade later, researchers asked the women whether they had experienced any heart-related problems, including heart attacks, blood clots and strokes.
‘Heavy consumers’ were found to have suffered the most health problems.
The research also took into account various factors like participants BMI, physical activity levels, and other lifestyle choices.
People who drink diet fizzy drinks tend to have a higher BMI
January 27, 2014Many dieters opt for sugar-free drinks in a bid to shed some excess pounds, but new research suggests this tactic is not effective.
U.S. researchers found that overweight and obese adults who drink diet fizzy drinks consume more calories from food than those who drink regular fizzy drinks.
The researchers, at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, examined national patterns in adult drink consumption and calorie intake.
Aspertame sweetener in diet drinks and other products bad for your health
December 14, 2013The Obama administration’s Department of Agriculture has released nutrition standards for “competitive” foods and has outlawed snacks considered unhealthy by the nanny state federal government.
“Regular soda is out, though high-schoolers may have access to diet versions,” The Hill reports.
That’s right – the government is recommending our kids drink soda laden with the deadly neurotoxin aspartame.
As usual, the right hand of government has no idea what the left hand is doing… or maybe it does.
Aspartame is so dangerous and detrimental to health, even the FDA has failed to approve it – for two decades running.
Junk food and fizzy drinks cause children to be TWICE as unhappy
December 14, 2013Fast food and fizzy drinks could be causing widespread depression among in children.
A study of 10 to 15-year-olds found that children who played sports and ate healthy foods were twice as likely to be happy.
More than 85 per cent of the 5,000 children polled admitted they did not eat five portions of fruit and veg a day, but those that did doubled their chances of a feeling of well-being.