February 20, 2019 by Janet Siroto · Body

Diet Soda Health Risks: Two or More a Day Can Increase Risk of Stroke

Researchers discovered that among post-menopausal women, drinking two or more diet drinks a day was linked to a sharp uptick in the risk of stroke.

Some of us don’t want sugary drinks in our lives—the potential weight gain, tooth decay … why bother? So we grab one of those tempting ice-cold diet whatevers—cola, orange, ginger ale, lemon-lime you name it.

But we may be harming our health: Check out the study published in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers discovered that among post-menopausal women, drinking two or more diet drinks a day was linked to a sharp uptick in the risk of having a stroke.

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