Is there a link between diet soda, dementia and stroke?

Is there a link between diet soda, dementia and stroke?

For anyone who likes their diet soda, a new study may cause you to pause on slurping down your favorite drink.  An analysis of more than 4,000 participants in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring cohort, found that those who drank at least one artificially sweetened beverage a day were almost three times more likely to develop ischemic stroke and 2.9 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease over the course of 10 years than those who drank artificially sweetened beverages less than once a week. 

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Drink Diet Soda? You'll Probably Gain Weight

Drink Diet Soda? You'll Probably Gain Weight

Some of the dangers of diet soda stem from the highly processed sweeteners it contains, high fructose corn syrup and aspartame.  If these dangers haven’t convinced you, maybe the fact that you haven’t reached your weight loss goals will convince you. Whatever the reason you are decided to cut the diet soda (and we hope that you are), good for you!  It surely means you are on your way to better health.  Cutting diet soda can help you live a better, and healthier life.

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Health Tip: Evaluate Your Beverage Diet

Health Tip: Evaluate Your Beverage Diet

Our liquid diet is often an aspect of our eating habits we overlook, thinking that it's not affecting our overall health that much. Well that's the wrong approach. The majority of Americans are not aware or fully engaged in their drinking habits but they actually have a profound effect on our health. Many nutritionists refer to these drinks as "sugar-sweetened beverages" that most people don't think are sweetened. 

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