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ARE YOU AWARE OF THE RISK FACTORS OF DIET SODA? – (02-04-08)

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Soft Drink Consumption and Risk of Developing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and the Metabolic Syndrome

While the results of this study should be no surprise, many were surprised that diet soda was also a risk factor. This whole artificial sweetener deal is really starting to upset me. We KNOW it messes with the appetite. It is also present in a huge number of products and has been for several years. Yet we are only seeing increases in diabetes and obesity. Wouldn’t common sense tell you, if nothing else did, that switching to diet everything isn’t working?

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THINK TWICE BEFORE CONSUMING SOFT DRINK AND JUICES.

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SOFT DRINKS GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO ONE OF THE WORST CANCERS.  Not that anyone thinks soft drinks are good for us, but few may realize just how bad they are.  By far one of the deadliest cancers there is is pancreatic cancer, with very dismal 5 yr survival rates.  The best way to handle pancreatic cancer is to do everything to prevent it in the first place.  We’ve known that those who are pre diabetic have almost 4 x the risk of getting pancreatic cancer.  Throw in the mix lack of physical activity and aspirin use (yes..aspirin use increases the risk of pancreatic cancer!).  Don’t let anyone tell you “it’s genetic–we just don’t know what causes it for sure.”

This study alone on soft drink consumption found that those having 2 or more per WEEK had 87% higher risk for pancreatic cancer.  Just to be clear….that’s per WEEK.