Diet Soda May Hurt Your Kidney
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If you chug back a couple of diet sodas a day, you may want to reconsider your choice of beverage.
One study examined more than 3,000 women for 11 years, and found those who drank two or more diet sodas a day were at double the risk for kidney damage.
The researchers did not learn whether it was the soda or the artificial sweetener in the drink that caused the damage.
“You can’t conclude that the sodas caused this problem conclusively but it suggests that there’s an affect on kidney function so people have to be aware that there’s a possible issue in doing anything in excess,” said Dr. David Goldfarb, kidney specialist with NYU Langone Medical Center.
Goldfarb said this is one of the first studies on the effects of diet soda and a lot more needs to be done before people make drastic changes.
Moderating your diet soda intake is the best thing to do for now.
Lenneice A. Drew is an experienced journalist currently focused on healthcare reform. She is working to help others achieve better lives by finding affordable health insurance alternatives and reporting stories related to the healthcare industry. She lives in Miami, Florida.
