Drinking too much soda water can cause arrhythmias

Soda water when absorbed into the body too much, will cause heart problems and other diseases.

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Dr. Naima Zarqane, of Princess Grace Medical Center in Monaco, studied the case of a 31-year-old woman with heart problems, and fainted after years of drinking soda water.

This woman lives in Monaco, a small country in southern France. She was taken to the hospital in a state of fainting. Test results show that the amount of potassium in her body is extremely low. In addition, according to the ECG results, she is experiencing a dangerous condition called QT syndrome , which can cause arrhythmias.

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This woman has no history of cardiovascular disease, or hormonal problems. However, she told the doctor, from the time she was 15 years old, she did not drink water or any other liquid besides soda - a carbonated soft drink. Every day she drinks about 2 liters of this drink.

After stopping drinking soda for only a week, the woman's potassium and electrocardiographic activity returned to normal.

The case of the woman was reported by scientists in a conference of the European Heart Association, held in Athens, Greece.

According to experts, drinking too much carbonated soft drinks can increase the amount of water entering the intestine, causing diarrhea, potassium loss. Large amounts of caffeine absorbed into the body can also increase production of urine and reduce potassium reabsorption. Potassium is an important factor in supporting heart rate in the human body, too low potassium levels can cause heart rhythm problems.

After studying many other similar cases, the scientific community found 6 published cases of overdose of carbonated soft drinks, these cases are related to health problems, in which have cardiovascular problems.

Experts also say that the absorption of overdose soda can lead to weight gain, a major threat to cardiovascular disease.