The safety of artificial sweeteners has been disputed, and consequences of high intakes of artificial sweeteners for pregnant women have been minimally addressed. In an American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study, researchers examined the association between intakes of sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened soft drinks and preterm delivery of 59,334 women from the Danish National Birth Cohort (1996–2002).
There was an association between intake of artificially sweetened carbonated and noncarbonated soft drinks and an increased risk of preterm delivery. In comparison with women with no intake of artificially sweetened carbonated soft drinks, the adjusted odds ratio for women who consumed 1 serving of artificially sweetened carbonated soft drinks/d was 1.38. The corresponding odds ratio for women who consumed 4 servings of artificially sweetened carbonated soft drinks/d was 1.78. A stronger increase in risk was observed for early preterm and moderately preterm delivery than with late-preterm delivery.
In conclusion, researchers believe daily intake of artificially sweetened soft drinks may increase the risk of preterm delivery.
Am J Clin Nutriton June 30
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