For those of you women who was fond of sweet drink chug should alert. Latest research shows, the habit of eating sugary drinks may increase the risk of vertebral turned out heart disease.
According to the latest research results presented at American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Session 2011 in Orlando, Florida, USA, the Eve who consume two or more glasses of sweet drinks every day, even if they have a normal weight, experience increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. Sweet drinks in question here are carbonated drinks like soda or water with added sugar.
Researchers say, previous studies have been reviewed and found the relationship between sweet drinks and obesity, high blood lipids, hypertension, and diabetes type 2. But major study this time shows, there is a connection between sugary drinks and cardiovascular risk factors, the researchers said.
Head of research, Dr. Christina Shay, and Assistant Professor of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City to compare the effects of the consumption of sugary beverages on women middle-aged and older women.
The results show, women who downed two cups or more sweetened beverages every day tend to be more likely to have waist sizes bigger and have impaired fasting glucose levels. They are also almost four times more likely to experience increased levels of triglyceride-type blood fat associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
In a statement, Shay says, women who drink more than two glasses of sweet drinks a day increased his waist size, but not necessarily experienced weight gain.
"Most people assume that individuals who consume a lot of drink sweetener have increased obesity, which in turn, increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Although it was true, but this research indicates that the risk factors for heart disease and stroke remains even if women do not experience weight gain, "he added.
For this research, Shay and his colleagues are testing data of 4,166 volunteer ethnic African-Americans, Caucasians, Chinese-Americans and Hispanics who took part in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Participants aged between 45-84 years.
During the observation period of five years, participants undergo examination related changes three times body weight, waist size, levels of HDL (good cholesterol), the levels of LDL (bad cholesterol), triglycerides, fasting glucose levels, and type 2 diabetes.
Shay and colleagues note, influence the metabolism of sweet drinks is about a "complex and not homogeneous between men and women".
Researchers expose, women generally requires fewer calories than men. So, when they consume sweet beverages porsinya will look taller and more prone to have cardiovascular disease.
But how exactly these drinks affect cardiovascular risk, and how the biological mechanisms that might be involved, it is still unclear and needs further investigation, said the researchers, who are planning to follow up on these findings.
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