Soda is perhaps one of the hardest vices to break. We all know it's bad for our waistlines and overall health, but a new study published in the journal of the American Heart Association, stroke just revealed an even scarier side to soda. Drinking just one artificially sweetened diet soda a day was associated with a three times greater risk of later developing dementia and stroke. We repeat:
IT ONLY TAKES ONE CAN A DAY!
The researchers found that people who drank a diet soda daily were three times more likely to develop a stroke caused by a blockage of blood vessels and 2.9 times more likely to develop dementia than those who drank an artificially sweetened soda less than once a week.
We know that limiting added sugars is an important strategy to support good nutrition and healthy body weights, and until we know more, people shouldn't use artificially sweetened drinks. Even for people with diabetes and in weight loss, we encourage people to drink water, or other beverages without added sweeteners.
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