Drinking one sugar-laden soft drink every day could dramatically increase the
odds of having a heart attack.
A study of more than 40,000 men suggested that a daily sugar-sweetened drink
raised the chances of having a heart attack, including a fatal one, by 20 per
cent. In contrast, diet varieties that use artificial sweeteners were given a
clean bill of health by the study's authors.
Researcher Lawrence de Koning said the body may compensate for the sugar rush
of soft drinks by making its own supply of fats, and some of these will be bad
for the heart.
Tests on blood samples showed those who drank the sugary beverages tended to
have higher levels of dangerous blood fats and of proteins linked to heart
disease. Levels of ‘good' cholesterol were lower, the journal Circulation
reported
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