Carbonated beverages are associated with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests of cardiac origin, according to results from the All-Japan Utstein Registry presented for the first time today at ESC Congress. The study in nearly 800,000 patients suggests that limiting consumption of carbonated beverages may be beneficial for health.
"Some epidemiologic studies have shown a positive correlation between the consumption of soft drinks and the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke, while other reports have demonstrated that the intake of green tea and coffee reduced the risk and mortality of CVD," said principal investigator Professor Keijiro Saku, Dean and professor of cardiology at Fukuoka University in Japan. "Carbonated beverages, or sodas, have frequently been demonstrated to increase the risk of metabolic syndrome and CVD, such as subclinical cardiac remodeling and stroke. However, until now the association between drinking large amounts of carbonated beverages and fatal CVD, or out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) of cardiac origin, was unclear."
In other words, put the soda down and back away slowly... Is there a safer way to make our beverages bubbly?
(Score: 4, Insightful) by JoeMerchant on Thursday September 03 2015, @03:15PM
If it is just the carbonation, then a comparison with fruit juices should be illuminating - orange juice is just as acidic, almost as sugary, but not carbonated. Cranberry juice keeps the sugar, but switches from acidic to basic.
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(Score: 2) by Immerman on Friday September 04 2015, @03:20PM
Okay, you caught my attention there about the cranberry juice, but Google says otherwise. Cranberry juice is used for urinary infections because the low pH (high acidity) makes the urine acidic, killing infection.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday September 07 2015, @09:28PM
Hmmm... my mother, the biology teacher, had me misinformed on this point for the last 40 years.
Thanks!
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