Study: Diet Soda Increase Risk of Stroke

Predicted diet soda healthier than soft drinks in general. However, a study found women who drank diet soft drinks twice a day or more than 30 percent more likely to experience a heart attack or stroke later in life.

Study of 60 thousand women found no strong association between the consumption of large amounts of diet soda and heart disease in women when aged 50 and 60 years.

In addition to the risk of heart disease and stroke, women who drank diet soda twice a day 50 percent higher risk of death related to heart problems other.

So said Professor Peter Weissberg, medical director at the British Heart Foundation, as quoted from Female First. "Observational studies in post-menopausal women in the United States found no association between drinking two drinks per day diet and an increased risk of heart disease, but the findings are not conclusive and does not mean that diet drinks cause heart disease," says Weissberg.

From these findings, the researchers recommend that women reduce the intake of excessive sugar and diet drinks.

Diet drinks tend to be popular in those who are overweight and people with diabetes. Both of these conditions are at greater risk for heart disease.

Lead researcher Dr Ankur Vyas said, "We just found a link, so we can not say that diet drinks cause heart problems. Required research groups to ensure drinking diet soda actually causes heart disease."