February 9/Los Angeles/States News Service -- Even drinking diet soda instead of the sugar variety could result in a much higher risk of vascular events compared to those who do not drink soda, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2011.
In findings involving 2,564 people in the large, multi-ethnic Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS), scientists said people who drank diet soda every day had a 61% higher risk of vascular events than those who reported no soda drinking.