Jul 25, 2007

People who drank more than one diet soda each day developed the same risks for heart disease as those who downed sugary regular soda, suggests a large but inconclusive study. …”There’s too much contradictory evidence that shows that diet beverages are healthier for you in terms of losing weight that I would not put any credence to the result on the diet (drinks),” said Barry Popkin, of UNC Chapel Hill, who has called for cigarette-style surgeon general warnings about the negative health effects of soda.

The article (“Study: More than 1 diet soda a day risky”) appears in the July 24, 2007 issue of the New York Times. To read the entire article, click here:

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