Diet Soda and Diabetes

Diet Soda Linked to Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome

Houston, Texas
Drinking at least one diet soda a day may increase your risk of of diabetes and metabolic syndrome, said a study published in the January 2009 Diabetes Care. Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors which together increase the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Study results show that those who drank soda daily, had a 67% greater risk of diabetes and a 36% greated risk of two components of metabolic syndrome - high fasting glucose and high waist circumference.

Researchers concluded, "Diet soda consumption, whether independently or in conjunction with other dietary lifestyle behaviors, may lead to weight gain, impaired glucose control and eventual diabetes.

Vitajournal, May 2009

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