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All Soda Linked To Premature Death

Sugary Drink Consumption May Be Linked To Increased Risk Of Cancer

Diet or not, regular consumption of soft drinks, whether they are regular or diet, have been associated with a greater risk of death from all causes in a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. 451,743 participants from 10 European countries having a mean age of 50.8 with no history of diabetes, stroke, cancer or heart …

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The Heart Is Not Sweet On Bitter Consequences Of Sugary Drinks

The Heart Is Not Sweet On Bitter Consequences Of Sugary Drinks

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health research suggest the more sugar sweetened beverages people drink as adults the greater the risk of death, especially from cardiovascular disease and to a lesser extent cancer, as published in Circulation. Findings stem from analysis of 2 large prospective cohorts of adults which indicates the link between sugar …

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Diet Drinks May Be Associated With Strokes Among Older Women

More Bad News For Artificial Sweetener Fans

An observational study women who had reported drinking more than one diet soda or other kind of artificially sweetened drink were found to have a higher risk of strokes caused by a blood clot; this association was even stronger in obese women and in African-American women, as published in Stroke. The association between drinking artificially …

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