That Diet Soda You’re Drinking May Be Putting You At Risk For
Heart Disease PHOENIX (Feb. 20, 2012) – Diet soda may seem to be
a healthier alternative to sugary regular soda, but a new study
published in the Jan. 26th issue of Journal of General Internal
Medicine shows that people who regularly drink diet soft drinks
were at an increased risk of experiencing stroke, heart attack
and death due to these conditions. Researchers studied the data
of 2,564 participants in the study, which was designed to
determine stroke incidence, risk factors and prognosis in a
multiethnic urban population. They looked at how often each
participant drank soft drinks, whether the beverages were diet
or regular, and the number of strokes, heart attacks and heart-
disease related deaths that occurred among the participants over
a 10-year period. After taking into account pre-existing
conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, the
researchers found that people who drank diet soft drinks daily
were 43 percent more likely to