Diet Soda Linked to Heart Disease 43% greater Risk

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10. Strange

It says they took into account pre existing conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure but it says nothing about overweight people. People who have a hard time losing weight are more likely to drink diet soda, that right there could skew the results. I'm also guessing the mechanism that might cause this (I read this in another study) is that even no-calorie artificial sweetners can cause a release of insulin in certain people. High levels of insulin are linked to heart disease.

I also wonder if there's a difference between those who drink diet or diet/caffeine free. Or if there's a difference between, say, Diet Coke or Diet ginger-ale. That would be interesting.

And I will admit - I'm addicted. I love diet coke/coke zero and drink it daily. I realize it's not healthy. I've tried drinking sparkling water instead and it's ok, but there's just something about coke. They must've found a good substitute for the original cocaine because I'm not the only one I know who's hooked.