A study conducted over three decades on several thousand adults shows that dietary drinks could be as risky as the usual ones when it comes to type 2 diabetes, a form of the disease that can be prevented to a large extent.
The idea that dietary drinks are healthier, questioned. Photo shutterstock
The study of cardia evaluated the diet of participants over the course of almost 30 years, at the beginning of the research and then after 7 and 20 years, MEDIAFAX.
The authors of the research have especially analyzed the consumption of dietary drinks and artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and sucralose, according to Men’s Journal.
Risk 129% higher to develop diabetes
The results of the study showed that people who consumed the most dietary drinks had a 129% higher risk of developing diabetes, compared to those who had the lowest consumption of such drinks.
“The greater consumption of dietary drinks and saacarin has been associated with an increased risk of diabetes”the authors of the study concluded.
The researchers underline the need to evaluate the long -term metabolic effects of artificial sweeteners on glucose metabolism.
The conclusions of this study question the idea that dietary drinks are a healthy alternative to ordinary sugar soda.
830 million people around the world have diabetes
Around 830 million people around the world have diabetes, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and the most common diabetes is.
According to a global study, every country in the world will face an alarming growth of diabetes patients in the next 30 years.
Research shows that, fortunately, most cases of type 2 diabetes can be prevented by lifestyle interventions.
Experts claim that this condition can be reversed and if we have already been diagnosed with it.
