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Sugary or Diet Sodas Could Raise Your Odds for A-fib
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 5, 2024
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Sipping sodas – sugary or diet – seems to slightly increase a person's risk of developing a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm, a new study shows.
Folks had a 20% greater risk of atrial fibrillation if they drank two liters or more of artificially sweetene...
WHO Agency Declares Aspartame a Possible Carcinogen
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 14, 2023
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In findings that are likely to fuel the debate over the safety of aspartame, one World Health Organization (WHO) agency announced Thursday that the artificial sweetener is a possible carcinogen while another stood firm in saying that aspartame is safe in recommended doses.
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WHO Says No to Artificial Sweeteners for Weight Loss
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 17, 2023
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Skip artificial sweeteners if you're trying to lose weight, warns the World Health Organization (WHO), noting the sugar substitutes aren't effective for shedding pounds and may also cause harm.
Long-term use of sugar substitutes may cause "potential undesirable effe...
Could a Common Sweetener Raise Heart Risks?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 27, 2023
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An artificial sweetener commonly used in processed foods could be increasing people's risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study argues.
Erythritol is a natural sugar alcohol found in many vegetables and fruit. Even the human body produces small amounts of erythritol.<...
Could Artificial Sweeteners Be Bad for Your Heart?
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- September 9, 2022
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Artificial sweeteners are a popular way to try to keep slim, but French researchers suggest they may also increase your risk for a heart attack or stroke.
The finding stems from tracking heart ...
Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Higher Cancer Risk
- Amy Norton
- March 25, 2022
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"Sugar-free" might sound healthy, but a new study hints that people who consume a lot of artificial sweeteners
Diet Drinks May Thwart Efforts to Lose Weight
- Steven Reinberg
- October 1, 2021
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Trying to slim down? Diet drinks aren't likely to help, researchers warn.
And those containing the artificial sweetener sucralose may even increase food cravings and appetite in women and people who are obese, according to a
Lots of Sugary Drinks Doubles Younger Women's Colon Cancer Risk: Study
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- May 7, 2021
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Rates of colon cancer among young Americans are on the rise, and a new study suggests that drinking too many sugary beverages may be to blame -- at least for women.
Women who drank two or more sugar-sweetened beverages such as soda, fruity drinks or sports and energy dr...
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
- Cara Murez
- January 7, 2021
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After a short-lived tax on sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages was repealed, consumption of sugary drinks in an Illinois County escalated again, according to a new study.
The tax was pitched to reduce Cook County budget deficits. It lasted four months --...
Diet Drinks Don't Do Your Heart Any Favors
- Amy Norton
- October 27, 2020
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Replacing sugary drinks with diet versions may not be any healthier for the heart, a large, new study suggests.
French researchers found that people who regularly drank artificially sweetened beverages had a higher risk of heart disease and stroke, versus people who ...
More Americans Turning to Artificial Sweeteners, But Is That a Healthy Move?
- Serena Gordon
- July 29, 2020
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Americans may be heeding expert advice to reduce sugar intake. But instead of giving up sweets altogether, they're turning to certain sugar substitutes.
A new study found that between 2002 and 2018, purchases of packaged food products containing sucralose (Splenda) ...
Health Warning Labels Could Cut Soda Sales
- Steven Reinberg
- June 1, 2020
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Warning labels on sugary drinks may help people make healthier choices, a new study finds.
Sugary drinks are those with added sugar or sweeteners, including soda, sports drinks and fruit-flavored drinks.
"Our findings suggest that sugary drink warnings he...
More Evidence Sugary Drinks Harm Women's Hearts
- Steven Reinberg
- May 13, 2020
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Women who drink a lot of sodas, sweetened juices and other sugary drinks are at greater risk of developing heart disease, a new study finds.
Those who drink one or more a day have nearly a 20% higher risk than women who never do. And it's not just soda that's p...
A Surprising Way to Make a Sweet Treat Taste Even Sweeter
- Robert Preidt
- April 24, 2020
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Like your sweets really sweet? Try enjoying them with a cup o' joe.
Coffee makes sweet foods taste even sweeter, a new study shows.
European researchers tested 156 volunteers' sense of taste and smell before and after they drank coffee. Their sensiti...
Most Americans Fear Cancer, but Feel Powerless to Prevent It: Survey
- Robert Preidt
- November 1, 2019
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While 6 in 10 Americans say they're concerned about developing cancer, only 1 in 4 make cancer prevention part of their daily lives, a new online survey reveals.
Roughly a quarter think there's nothing they can do to prevent it. But the American Society of Clinical O...
Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Research on Artificial Sweeteners
- Robert Preidt
- October 28, 2019
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There are many unanswered questions about the long-term safety and impacts of artificial sweeteners in children, a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement says.
The AAP statement also recommends that the amount of artificial sweeteners should be li...
None of Top-Selling Kids' Drinks Meet Experts' Health Recommendations
- Dennis Thompson
- October 16, 2019
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Drinks marketed to children often contain loads of unhealthy sugars and sweeteners, and they come in packages that deliver too-large servings, a new report finds.
None of 34 sweetened drinks aimed at the youth market meet nutrition recommendations of the American Aca...
Drop the Pop: Soda Tied to Higher Risk of Early Death
- Serena Gordon
- September 3, 2019
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Whether you call it soda, pop or a soft drink, a new study's findings suggest it would be better for your health to drink water instead.
The large European study found that people who have more than two sodas a day -- with or without sugar -- had a higher risk of dy...
Why Diet Sodas Aren't the Answer for Your Sugary Drink Cravings
- Len Canter
- August 22, 2019
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The health risks of sugary drinks, from juice to soda, are well known. They can lead to overweight and diabetes, stroke and other problems in the brain, including poorer memory and smaller brain volume.
But diet sodas aren't the answer. A number of studies have found...
Diet Sodas May Not Help Kids Cut Calories
- Amy Norton
- May 2, 2019
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Kids who favor diet sodas over sugary ones don't consume fewer calories over the course of a day, a new study finds.
And they average 200 more calories daily than their peers who choose water, according to the results of a survey of over 7,000 U.S. children and teen...
Will Sugar Substitutes Help You Lose Weight?
- Len Canter
- February 18, 2019
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The term "sugar substitutes" is a catch-all that covers a wide range of alternatives, starting with those little pink, blue and yellow packets. But their value as a health or diet aid is still uncertain.
A research review in the BMJ found that there's limited...