Thursday, February 9, 2012

Soda drinker?

 ·         People who consumed at least a half a liter of soft drinks a day were more than twice as likely to develop either asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), compared with those who didn't partake at all.
More bad news for soda lovers: in addition to obesity and heart disease, the sugary drinks may be tied to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Australian researchers found.
People who consumed at least a half a liter of soft drinks a day were more than twice as likely to develop either lung condition compared with those who didn't partake at all ...
"High soda intake is a good marker for poor overall diet, and poor overall attention to health," David Katz, MD, director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., said in an email to MedPage Today.

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