Men who drank a daily 12-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage had a 20 percent higher risk of heart disease compared to men who didn't drink any sugar-sweetened drinks, according to research in Circulation. The Harvard School of Public Health researchers, who studied 42,883 men aged 40-75 years over a 22 year period, found that the increase persisted even after controlling for other risk factors, including smoking, physical inactivity, alcohol use and family history of heart disease. Less frequent consumption -- twice weekly and twice monthly -- didn't increase risk.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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Can we believe anything out of the Harvard School of Public Health?
With some of their data, yes you can. This is one of numerous other studies showing detrimental effects of soda. it was particularly appealing to us because of the length of the study.
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