Soda increases the risk of vascular disease

According to research results published at the 2011 International Stroke Conference in the US, even if you drink soda in a way that is instead of sugar, you still have a higher risk of vascular diseases than those of people do not drink.

Soda increases the risk of vascular disease.

The study was conducted on 2,564 adults of different ethnicities in northern Manhattan (NOMAS). As a result, people who drink soda daily have a 61% higher risk of vascular diseases than non-drinkers.

If this result is confirmed by further studies in the future, then it means that soda is not the optimal solution to replace sugar, said epidemiologist Hannah Gardener of the Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Another study conducted on 2,657 people also in Manhattan, scientists found that high salt users were at risk for high blood pressure, stroke and ischemia (blocked blood vessels and slow blood higher brain).

Specifically, people who use more than 4,000 mg of sodium per day are twice as likely to have a stroke than those who consume only 1,500 mg / day.

Gardener said that high sodium levels increase the risk of stroke and ischemia for both people with high blood pressure and those who do not, which indicates the importance of limiting the use of real foods. High-salt products to prevent stroke.

In short, the best way is not to use soda and use less salt.