• New Study Links Artificially Sweetened Sodas with a 20% Increase in Atrial Fibrillation Risk.

  • Mar 31 2024
  • Length: 9 mins
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New Study Links Artificially Sweetened Sodas with a 20% Increase in Atrial Fibrillation Risk.

  • Summary

  • Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), or an irregular heartbeat, is a condition that can lead to stroke, heart failure, and blood clots. A new study has found that drinking diet sodas puts you at a 20% higher risk for AFib. Listen in this week as Dee discusses the results of the study, and how much diet soda per week poses the highest risk.

    Reference:

    Sun, Y., Yu, B., Yu, Y., Wang, B., Tan, X., Lu, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, K., & Wang, N. (2024). Sweetened beverages, genetic susceptibility, and incident atrial fibrillation: A Prospective cohort study. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 17(3). https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCEP.123.012145

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