Many people drink diet soda with the intention of staying slim and healthy–or at least not getting any fatter. But a new study suggests that this strategy could backfire.
SALSA Study in San Antonio
In the bi-ethnic San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging (dubbed SALSA), 750 people 65 or above completed questionnaires about their diets every few years.
Bigger Bellies on Diet Soda Drinkers
During the follow-up period of about nine years, people who drank diet soda every day added an extra 3 inches to their waistlines. By way of comparison, those who never drank diet pop added a little less than an inch during that time.
While this is an association and doesn’t prove causation, it is troubling. Extra fat around the middle is linked to a higher risk for diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
[Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, March. 17, 2015]
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