(NaturalNews) There are many reasons to avoid soda and other soft
drinks: High refined sugar levels, extreme acidity, unnatural and often
toxic ingredients, and much more. According to a new study by U.S.
researchers for the National Institute of Health; however, we can
add another reason to the list - the regular consumption of soda,
especially those that contained artificial sweeteners, can lead to
depression.
The study, which was released in January 2013 and will be delivered in full at the American Academy of Neurology's annual
conference in March, studied the drinking habits of 265,000 men and
women between 50-71 years old. The researchers monitored their
consumption of soft drinks, teas, and coffees between the years of 1995
and 1996 and then, one decade later, asked them if their doctors had
diagnosed them with depression from 2000 onwards.
The results
showed that individuals who drank four or more sodas daily were 30
percent likelier to suffer from depression than individuals who didn't
drink soda, while individuals that drank diet soda were even likelier to
suffer from depression than individuals who drank regular soda.
Moreover, the research showed that regular coffee drinkers were 10
percent unlikelier to be diagnosed with depression than individuals who
didn't drink coffee.
"Our research suggests that cutting out or
down on sweetened diet drinks or replacing them with unsweetened coffee
may naturally help lower your depression risk" said Dr. Honlei Chen, the
leader of the study, but added that "more research is needed to confirm
these findings."
Dr. Chen's study for the National Institute of Health is
the latest in a long line of studies documenting the negative effects
of soft drinks on our overall health. In October 2012, a research team
at Osaka University found that women who drink one fizzy drink per day increase their risk of a stroke by 80 percent, while a separate study by Swedish scientists for the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that men who drank one fizzy drink per day increased their risk of prostate cancer by 40 percent.Arguably the most damning and memorable anti-soft drink study of 2012; however, is that of the biologist Dr. Hans-Peter Kubis. Dr. Kubris's study, which was published in the European Journal of Nutrition, showed that regular soft drink consumption was directly linked to an altered metabolism, obesity, osteoporosis, an increased risk of diabetes and fatty liver disease, and just about everything else.
"Having seen all the medical evidence, I don't touch soft drinks now," Dr. Kubis concluded. "I think drinks with added sugar are, frankly, evil."
Dr. Chen might quietly agree.
Sources for this article include:
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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