‘No-calorie’ drinks linked to increased stroke risk
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The latest research shows that the use of sugar substitutes or artificial sweeteners may actually be increasing the risk for coronary heart diseases and stroke.
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Is there a link between diet soda, dementia and stroke?
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For anyone who likes their diet soda, a new study may cause you to pause on slurping down your favorite drink. An analysis of more than 4,000 participants in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring cohort, found that those who drank at least one artificially sweetened beverage a day were almost three times more likely to develop ischemic stroke and 2.9 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease over the course of 10 years than those who drank artificially sweetened beverages less than once a week.
Read MoreHeart attacks, stroke reduced after banning trans fats
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It appears the ban on trans fats that began in July 2007 in certain areas of the nation are doing what it was meant to do – reduce heart disease. A new study led by a team at Yale University and published in the journal of JAMA Cardiology, has found since that ban, heart attacks and stroke have fallen by more than 6 percent three years after New York City and some counties within the state banned them.
Read MoreCholesterol: What You Need to Know
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New dietary guidelines are saying we shouldn't worry as much about cholesterol. I beg to differ. Read on for what you need to know.
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