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Two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks

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Re: Two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks

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Post by lolc »

I wonder whether even if there is a causal link, the diet version will still be healthier (for low values of healthy) than the sugary version. I tend to think so.

I would assume the people most likely to drink diet beverages do so to wean themselves off of sugary drinks. That's one of the first steps in getting towards a healthier lifestyle. The article notes this too.

A mystery to me is why they haven't asked about consumption of sugary drinks at the same time. That would have allowed to get much more interesting correlations.

Re: Two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks

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Post by orzig »

Positive: The article links to a study

Positive: The study is open access!

Negative: The study is, to the best of my few minutes of ToC reading and Ctrl-F-ing, _entirely_ unrelated to soft drinks or sweeteners

Am I missing something? In either event, 2 out of 3 ain't bad, I suppose

Re: Two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks

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Post by bluedino »

I’ve never seen a skinny person regularly drink Diet Coke/Pepsi

Diet carbonated drinks just make me gassy. I’d rather have the sugar from a regular Coke and just not drink one every day, or multiple ones per day. I have co-workers that drink 6-8 per day.

I find the “tiny” cans which are only 7.5 are about the perfect size. 3-4 drinks, only 80 cslories, a small bump of sugar...if I drink a 20oz bottle I usually can’t finish it as it’s way too sweet. Turns out the original size of a bottle of Coke was 6.5 ounces.

Re: Two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks

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Post by S_A_P »

The problem is that diet sodas are seen as a cheat that allows a person to eat more calories than they should. This usually is linked to people with poor nutrition habits. Those same people are probably more likely to stroke out or have a heart attack.

Re: Two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks

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Post by spicedune »

orzig wrote: post #14

Positive: The article links to a study Positive: The study is open access! Negative: The study is, to the best of my few minutes of ToC reading and Ctrl-F-ing, _entirely_ unrelated to soft drinks or sweeteners Am I missing something? In either event, 2 out of 3 ain't bad, I suppose

same, what gives?

Re: Two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks

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Post by plouffy »

bluedino wrote: post #15

I’ve never seen a skinny person regularly drink Diet Coke/Pepsi Diet carbonated drinks just make me gassy. I’d rather have the sugar from a regular Coke and just not drink one every day, or multiple ones per day. I have co-workers that drink 6-8 per day. I find the “tiny” cans which are only 7.5 are about the perfect size. 3-4 drinks, only 80 cslories, a small bump of sugar...if I drink a 20oz bottle I usually can’t…

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/25755228385065369...

Re: Two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks

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Post by AnIdiotOnTheNet »

bluedino wrote: post #15

I’ve never seen a skinny person regularly drink Diet Coke/Pepsi Diet carbonated drinks just make me gassy. I’d rather have the sugar from a regular Coke and just not drink one every day, or multiple ones per day. I have co-workers that drink 6-8 per day. I find the “tiny” cans which are only 7.5 are about the perfect size. 3-4 drinks, only 80 cslories, a small bump of sugar...if I drink a 20oz bottle I usually can’t…

I drink Coke Zero all the time, and I have been described as skinny by at least one ultrasound technician. I think you might just not be noticing when non-fat people drink it.

Re: Two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks

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Post by lucozade »

orzig wrote: post #14

Positive: The article links to a study Positive: The study is open access! Negative: The study is, to the best of my few minutes of ToC reading and Ctrl-F-ing, _entirely_ unrelated to soft drinks or sweeteners Am I missing something? In either event, 2 out of 3 ain't bad, I suppose

I think they linked to the wrong study. I believe it's here:

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.023100

Unfortunately, it's locked. So I'm going to go for 0.5 out of 3 on this one.

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