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Sugar Free Sodas Are Linked To Weight Gain, Dementia And Stroke, Experts Say

Sugar Free Sodas Are Linked To Weight Gain, Dementia And Stroke, Experts Say

Increasingly, the consumption of light drinks is favored in favor of sodas that contain sugar. Only and contrary to what one might think, sodas without sugars are just as harmful as sugary soft drinks. Several studies highlight their misdeeds; whether in terms of increased risk of cardiovascular disease or diabetes or even obesity and dementia.

Without doubt, soft drinks are unhealthy and harmful to health. Composed of harmful agents such as phosphoric acid, these sugary drinks are the source of many ailments. As for so-called light beverages based on sweeteners and which are increasingly acclaimed in part to offset the harmful effects of conventional sodas, they would have as many harmful effects on health. Indeed, these sugar-free drinks increase the risk of obesity by promoting weight gain, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, dementia such as Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular events.

Two studies confirm the harmful effects of sugar-free soda
While it may be thought that substituting diet soda with sugar-free beverages is less of a health risk, two US studies published in Alzheimer's & Dementia and Stroke have tended to argue the opposite and highlight the harms sweet drinks on the body.

The study published in the journal Stroke focused on the link between soda consumption and the risk of stroke or dementia. Over 2000 people over the age of 45 have been evaluated for stroke risk and more than 1000 people over the age of 60 have been evaluated for dementia risk.

Subjects who consumed at least one can of light drink per day were 2.96 times more likely to have ischemic stroke and 2.89 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those who drank less than one. per week ; after controlling for age, sex, education, caloric intake, smoking, and physical activity levels, a consistent and high consumption of sugar-free soft drinks was associated with a high risk of dementia , to develop Alzheimer's disease and stroke.

The study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, for its part, showed a significant link between the consumption of soft drinks and Alzheimer's disease; a higher intake of sugary drinks was undeniably associated transversally with the markers of preclinical Alzheimer's disease.

The two studies therefore highlight an undeniable link between light beverage consumption and brain atrophy or even to develop a cerebrovascular accident as well as dementia and Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia.

Another study conducted by the University of Miami corroborates the two studies mentioned above. In fact, whether soft drinks are sweetened or sweetened, both categories have a high percentage of risk of vascular disorders in people who consume them daily rather than those who consume very little, if any at all.

It is therefore strongly advised to significantly reduce or even ban the consumption of sugary or light sweetened sodas, particularly in children, people with high blood glucose, those who exercise little or those who have already experienced episodes of high blood sugar. cardiovascular accidents.

Harmful effects of sweeteners in light drinks
Sweeteners such as aspartame, considered as true slimming allies and present in various light products and especially in sodas have been favored for years and replace sugar. But in reality, these would prove to be as harmful, if not more.

In fact, the consumption of artificial sweeteners may be linked to weight gain, which increases the risk of obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. They also disrupt the metabolism, forcing it to burn fewer calories each day, thus promoting weight gain.

A healthy balance of life should therefore be strongly favored in order to prevent any harmful risk to health by resorting to a healthy lifestyle that involves regular physical activity, a balanced diet coupled with a consumption of at least 1.5 liter of water a day, the only true pure and healthy drink for sweet or sweetened soft drinks.