‘Sugar-free’ and ‘diet’ sodas linked to diabetes
Research published earlier this year suggested consumption of ‘light’ or ‘diet’ sodas might be linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the prospective study followed more than 65,000 European women for over 14 years, tracking their consumption of sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened (or sugar free) sodas and juices.
The team behind the study reported that a higher than average intake of both sugar-sweetened and sugar free sodas is linked to an increased incidence of type 2 diabetes.
However, rather surprisingly, the authors also found that those people consuming diet sodas had an even higher incidence than those drinking ‘regular’ sugar sweetened soda.
“Randomized trials are required to prove a causal link between artificially sweetened beverages consumption and type 2 diabetes,” they said.
