Coffee, Water, Soda: Which Raise Your Odds for Stroke?

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• October 2, 2024
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Want to keep a stroke a bay? Drink water, nothing fizzy and skip fruit drinks.

That's the key takeaway from a global review that also raises a red flag for people who drink more than four cups of coffee a day.

"While [high blood pressure] is the most important risk...

'Stealth' Foods That Sneak Saturated Fat, Sugar Into Your Diet

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• August 19, 2024
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"Stealth" foods are sneaking saturated fat and added sugars into even the strictest diets, a new study shows.

Most saturated fats and added sugars come from well-known sources ...

More Evidence That an Artificial Sweetener Poses Heart Risk

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• August 8, 2024
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There's more evidence to suggest that the common artificial sweetener erythritol might pose dangers to consumers' hearts.

The new study, involving 20 healthy adult volunteers, found that at doses commonly found in an erythritol-sweetened soda or muffin, the sweetener was...

Kids Worldwide Are Consuming More Sugary Drinks

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• August 8, 2024
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Kids and teens around the world are consuming more sugary drinks, increasing their risk of future health problems, a new study finds.

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Avoiding One Nutrient Can Keep Your Cells Young

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 29, 2024
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Added sugar can cause your cells to prematurely age, a new study warns.

Each gram of added sugar is associated with an increase in a person’s cellular age, even when they eat healthy otherwise, researchers found.

On the other hand, a diet rich in vitamins, m...

Artificial Sweetener Xylitol Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 6, 2024
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Higher amounts of the artificial sweetener xylitol might raise the risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study warns.

Xylitol is a zero-calorie sugar alco...

Sugary or Diet Sodas Could Raise Your Odds for A-fib

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• March 5, 2024
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Sipping sodas"sugary or diet"seems to slightly increase a person's risk of developing a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm, a new study shows.

Folks had a 20% greater risk of atrial fibrillation if they drank two liters or more of artificially sweetened bevera...

Sugary Drinks Raise Women's Odds for Liver Disease, Cancer

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• August 9, 2023
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There are plenty of reasons to steer clear of sugary drinks, and new research highlights yet another one: Women who drink sodas and other sweetened drinks have a higher risk of developing liver cancer and chronic liver disease.

Looking at data on nearly 100,000 women, r...

Foods High in Added Sugars Might Raise Your Odds for Kidney Stones

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• August 4, 2023
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There is a long list of reasons to avoid high-sugar foods, and a new study may be adding one more: kidney stones.

Researchers found that among over 28,000 U.S. adults, those with a lot of added sugars in their diet were more likely to have a history of kidney stones. Peo...

WHO Says No to Artificial Sweeteners for Weight Loss

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• May 17, 2023
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Skip artificial sweeteners if you're trying to lose weight, warns the World Health Organization (WHO), noting the sugar substitutes aren't effective for shedding pounds and may also cause harm.

Long-term use of sugar substitutes may cause "potential undesirable effe...

Have Type 2 Diabetes? Switching Daily Beverages Could Add Years to Your Life

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• April 20, 2023
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Put down that sugary soda. It could be deadly, particularly if you have type 2 diabetes.

A nearly two-decade-long study linked high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages...

Oakland's Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• April 18, 2023
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Could taxing soda cut down on the consumption of sugary drinks?

That's exactly what happened when a local "soda tax"was launched in Oakland, Calif., according to researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.

Purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages dr...

Sugary Drinks Could Raise Your Odds for Fatal Cancers: Study

• By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• September 15, 2022
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New research offers yet another reason why Americans should cut back on their soda consumption: Drinking too many sugary beverages may in...

Gruesome Warning Images on Soda Labels Could Cut Consumption

• Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
• February 2, 2022
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Images of fat-laden, diseased hearts and blackened, rotting feet might be the last thing you expect to see on the label of a can of soda that your child desperately wants, but would such drastic health warnings about the long-term dangers of sugar stop you from buying it?

Ordering Groceries Online? Good Luck Finding Nutrition Info

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• January 20, 2022
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Online grocery shopping has skyrocketed during the pandemic, but many websites are making it hard to find nutrition information on products, a new study shows.

In the United States, packaged foods are required to have a