February 9/Los Angeles/AHN -- According to a new study presented February 9 at the American Stroke Association Conference in Los Angeles, people who drank diet soda daily have a 61% increased risk of heart attack and stroke compared to those who drank no soda, even when accounting for smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption and calories consumed per day.
The study not only suggests that diet soda is not an optimal sugar substitute for sugar sweetened beverages, but that it also poses some health risks.