Artificially Sweetened Beverages May Be Associated with Some Health Risks

And women might be at greater risk than men.

Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) have consistently been associated with deleterious health outcomes, but the data on artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) are still accumulating. These authors examined associations between consumption of SSBs or ASBs and risk for total and cause-specific mortality among 37,716 men from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study and 80,647 women from the Nurses' Health Study.

During 3.4 million person-years of follow-up, 36,436 deaths occurred (deaths related to cardiovascular disease [CVD], 7896). Analyses adjusted for diet and lifestyle factors. Consumption of SSBs at least twice weekly, compared with less than monthly use, was associated with higher risks for all-cause mortality (hazard ratios: 2–6 portion…

Reviewing Author

Karol E. Watson, MD, PhD, FACC

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardBoehringer Ingelheim; Amgen; Novartis; Lilly; Amarin

Speaker’s BureauBoehringer Ingelheim

Grant/Research SupportNIH

Editorial BoardsCirculation (Associate Editor)