Social Chat This is a place for daily chit-chat and other discussions that are not directly related to a neurological or mental health issue.


advertisement
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-23-2007, 05:44 PM #1
Doody's Avatar
Doody Doody is offline
Grand Magnate
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Iowa
Posts: 4,582
15 yr Member
Doody Doody is offline
Grand Magnate
Doody's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Iowa
Posts: 4,582
15 yr Member
Default Bye bye soda drinks :(

I didn't know where to post this, but was just listening the NBC nightly news.

Well now we have new studies about soda drinks, even diet sodas, and heart disease risk. Guess I'll have to cut down on that. But then, I never did think there were any nutritional factors in sodas, lol.

Quote:
Zero calories, same great taste (and heart risks)
Diet soda linked to same health problems as sugary drinks in bubbly puzzle

MSNBC News Services
Updated: 34 minutes ago

Sodas — even diet ones — may be linked with increased risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, researchers said on Monday.

They found adults who drink one or more sodas a day — diet or regular — had about a 50 percent higher risk of metabolic syndrome — a cluster of risk factors such as excessive fat around the waist, low levels of “good” cholesterol, high blood pressure and other symptoms.

“When you have metabolic syndrome, your risk of developing heart disease or stroke doubles. You also have a risk of developing diabetes,” said Dr. Ramachandran Vasan of Boston University School of Medicine, whose work appears in the journal Circulation.
Story continues below ↓advertisement

Prior studies have linked consumption of sugar-laden sodas with multiple risk factors for heart disease, but Vasan and colleagues also found the link extends to diet sodas.

The results surprised the researchers who expected to see a difference between regular and diet soda drinkers. It could be, they suggest, that even no-calorie sweet drinks increase the craving for more sweets, and that people who indulge in sodas probably have less healthy diets overall.

The finding comes from a massive, multi-generational heart study following residents of Framingham, Mass., a town about 25 miles west of Boston. The new study included about 6,000 middle-aged men and women who were observed over four years. They all started out healthy, with no metabolic syndrome.

Mystery weight gain
Those who drank one or more soft drinks a day had a 31 percent greater risk of becoming obese.

They had a 30 percent increased risk of developing increased waist circumference — which has been shown to predict heart disease risk better than weight alone.

They also had a 25 percent increased risk of developing high blood triglycerides as well as high blood sugar, and a 32 percent higher risk of having low high-density lipoprotein or ”good” cholesterol levels.

The researchers then analyzed a smaller sample of participants on whom data on regular and diet soft drink consumption was available. Those who drank one or more diet or regular sodas per day had a 50 to 60 percent increased risk for developing metabolic syndrome.

“The part about diet soda is more intriguing,” Vasan said.

He said people who drink soda, whether diet or sugar-sweetened, tend to have similar dietary patterns.

“On average, soda drinkers tend to eat more calories, consume more saturated fat and trans fat, eat less fiber, exercise less and be more sedentary,” Vasan said.

The researchers adjusted for those factors and still observed a significant link between soft drink consumption and the risk of developing metabolic syndrome.

Vasan said there are several theories about how diet sodas could increase a person’s metabolic risk.

Sweet tooth may be to blame
“One possibility is that diet soda is sweet. Maybe drinking something sweet conditions you in such a way that you develop a preference for sweet things,” he said.

“Also, diet soda is a liquid. When you take liquids at a meal, they don’t satiate you as much (as solids),” he said.

Click for related content
Survey: Will you choose a different beverage?
Take a bite out of your cravings
Is it a brownie you really want? Or just a hug?

Poor overall health habits among diet soda drinker could be partly to blame. Barry Popkin, of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, who has called for cigarette-style surgeon general warnings about the negative health effects of soda, says that much of the market for diet sodas are people who have unhealthy lifestyles and know they need to lose weight — with the other portion being thin people who want to stay that way. That means many people drinking diet sodas have unhealthy habits that could lead to increased heart disease risks, whether they drink diet soda or not.

Another theory holds that the substance that gives soda its caramel color promotes resistance to insulin, which is needed to process calories. The coloring has also been associated with inflammation in animal experiments.

“These are all theories which we have not studied,” Vasan said. “We’d like to see these data tested and replicated or refuted. We’d also like nutrition scientists to conduct additional research to help us understand why diet soda is associated with metabolic risk.”

Susan Feely, president of the American Beverage Association, said the notion that diet drinks are associated with bulging waistlines defies common sense.

“How can something with zero calories that’s 99 percent water with a little flavoring in it ... cause weight gain?” she said.

Without a more definitive explanation, Vasan offers only this advice to diet soda drinkers: “consume in moderation and stayed tuned for more research.”
__________________

.


.


.


.


.



.

Bruna - rescued from a Missouri puppy mill
Doody is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote

advertisement
Old 07-25-2007, 06:48 AM #2
clouds z clouds z is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: usa
Posts: 1,090
15 yr Member
clouds z clouds z is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: usa
Posts: 1,090
15 yr Member
Default

i gave it up 2 years ago but have a little still maybe one can every few days or really weeks or less
__________________
"No one's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session." Mark Twain
clouds z is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 07-25-2007, 06:49 AM #3
clouds z clouds z is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: usa
Posts: 1,090
15 yr Member
clouds z clouds z is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: usa
Posts: 1,090
15 yr Member
Default

the high fructose syrup is worse than sugar

aspartame is bad

seattle area has jones brand which now uses sugar
__________________
"No one's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session." Mark Twain
clouds z is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 07-25-2007, 06:51 AM #4
clouds z clouds z is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: usa
Posts: 1,090
15 yr Member
clouds z clouds z is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: usa
Posts: 1,090
15 yr Member
Default

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones_Soda
__________________
"No one's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session." Mark Twain
clouds z is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Baking Soda? mistofviolets Gluten Sensitivity / Celiac Disease 6 10-17-2006 08:29 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:58 PM.

Powered by vBulletin • Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

vBulletin Optimisation provided by vB Optimise v2.7.1 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
 

NeuroTalk Forums

Helping support those with neurological and related conditions.

 

The material on this site is for informational purposes only,
and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment
provided by a qualified health care provider.


Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.