November 1/London/Press Association Mediapoint -- Too many artificially sweetened soft drinks may damage the kidneys, according to findings presented at the American Society of Nephrology's annual meeting in San Diego.
Researchers looked at the effect of soda drinks on more than 3,000 women taking part in the Nurses' Health Study, a major lifestyle and health investigation in the United States. They compared drinks that were sweetened with sugar and artificially sweetened. The results showed that two or more artificially sweetened drinks a day doubled the risk of a faster-than-average decline in kidney function.