A large scale US study showed that people who drank more than one soda per day had an increased risk of developing heart disease.
The researchers were surprised that it did not matter whether it was regular or diet soda, both were associated with increased risk of developing metabolic syndromes, a group of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk factors, including a larger waist measurement, high blood pressure, low levels of "good" cholesterol and high levels of sugar in the blood stream.
However, the researchers said that these are just theories, further studies would be needed before recommendations are made about soft drink consumption. Read the press release.
The study "Soft Drink Consumption and Risk of Developing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and the Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Adults in the Community" is published online in the journal Circulation 2007, July 23. Read the abstract.
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