A recent study from the American Heart Association indicates that consumption of sodas (regular and diet) increases the risk factors for heart disease.
This study is getting a lot of attention and being slammed by numerous health experts. How can a diet soda, which is comprised mostly of water and contains no calories, increase the risk for heart disease? It doesn’t make sense. Naturally this is a sexy headline and getting tons of media attention.
The AHA just recently issued a statement in response to the criticism it has been receiving regarding the study, noting:
The report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association "does not show that soft drinks cause risk factors for heart disease." The clarifying statement said that other factors could explain the development of risk factors for heart disease with the people observed in this report. And the AHA made it clear that diet soda is a good option for consumers looking to avoid calories in their beverages.
The American council on Science and Health states:
There is no plausible biological explanation for this supposed correlation between soda consumption and the metabolic syndrome," according to Dr. Gilbert Ross, ACSH medical director. "The authors provide no credible basis for believing these associations are causal, or even real, or why both regular and diet soft drinks could be implicatedl," he continued.
Hopefully consumers will not be unduly harmed by this study. Diet sodas are not a magic bullet and won’t solve the obesity epidemic alone. However, they are a great way to easily cut calories in the diet without having to make a major lifestyle change.
This study is getting a lot of attention and being slammed by numerous health experts. How can a diet soda, which is comprised mostly of water and contains no calories, increase the risk for heart disease? It doesn’t make sense. Naturally this is a sexy headline and getting tons of media attention.
The AHA just recently issued a statement in response to the criticism it has been receiving regarding the study, noting:
The report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association "does not show that soft drinks cause risk factors for heart disease." The clarifying statement said that other factors could explain the development of risk factors for heart disease with the people observed in this report. And the AHA made it clear that diet soda is a good option for consumers looking to avoid calories in their beverages.
The American council on Science and Health states:
There is no plausible biological explanation for this supposed correlation between soda consumption and the metabolic syndrome," according to Dr. Gilbert Ross, ACSH medical director. "The authors provide no credible basis for believing these associations are causal, or even real, or why both regular and diet soft drinks could be implicatedl," he continued.
Hopefully consumers will not be unduly harmed by this study. Diet sodas are not a magic bullet and won’t solve the obesity epidemic alone. However, they are a great way to easily cut calories in the diet without having to make a major lifestyle change.
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