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April 2009 PMID 19151203

Diet soda intake and risk of incident metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Jennifer A Nettleton, Pamela L Lutsey, Youfa Wang, João A Lima, Erin D Michos, David R Jacobs

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The discussions demonstrate strong agreement with the study, with many posters referencing specific research findings, including the 36% increase in metabolic syndrome risk and 67% increase in diabetes risk, using assertive language like 'causes' and 'linked.' The tone is serious and concerned, emphasizing potential health impacts and advocating for lifestyle changes such as switching to water, which highlights both high interest and perceived significance.

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Most discussions acknowledge and support the findings that daily diet soda consumption is linked to increased risks of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.

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Abstract in brief

  • Regular consumption of diet soda (at least daily) is linked to a higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome (36% increase) and type 2 diabetes (67% increase).
  • The study found that certain components of metabolic syndrome, like high waist circumference and high fasting glucose, were associated with diet soda intake, but these links were influenced by body fat measures.
  • While the study shows a correlation between diet soda and these health risks, it can't prove that diet soda directly causes them, but suggests that frequent intake might be a marker for other health issues.
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Diabetes Care, a research journal of the ADA
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⭐️Best of #DiabetesCareADA2023⭐️ | #06 ALTMETRIC Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) -Jennifer A. Nettleton et al. https://t.co/4FuUHXVTCf… @ADA_Pubs https://t.co/jeLzVNMa78

Jun 7, 2024 · 20 likes · 4 shares · 3,242 followers View post →
Ronita De, PhD
@dronita_de · X

Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) https://t.co/d0pzaVbuST #INPST #NPMND #Diet soda #metabolic syndrome #type 2 diabetes #multi-ethnic study

Mar 26, 2021 · 13 likes · 7 shares · 1,508 followers View post →
A Rooted Life
@TheRootCauseCo · X

"consumption of diet soda at least daily was associated with significantly greater risks of select incident metabolic syndrome components and type 2 diabetes." https://t.co/3xoXplTb79

Dec 1, 2022 · 7 likes · 41,750 followers View post →
Eduardo Garzón
@edugaresp · X

@Taylorico Las bebidas edulcoradas también se asocian al padecimiento de enfermedades no transmisibles. Aquí tienes algunos estudios científicos al respecto: https://t.co/T1KFU0EotP https://t.co/hEBGmBDEaS https://t.co/nsBhnFx5Qs https://t.co/LoXRHRjGPj https://t.co/PCt9FC74rM

Oct 17, 2020 · 6 likes · 2 shares · 102,571 followers View post →
Diabetes Care, a research journal of the ADA
@DiabetesCareADA · X

⭐️Best of #DiabetesCareADA2023⭐️ | #06 ALTMETRIC Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) -Jennifer A. Nettleton et al. https://t.co/4FuUHXWrrN… @ADA_Pubs https://t.co/fb2K3QKfLO

Oct 25, 2024 · 6 likes · 4 shares · 3,242 followers View post →
가을 남자
@BuuiCharlie7916 · X

인공감미료가 들어간 다이어트 탄산음료를 섭취하는 것은 비섭취에 비해 대사증후군의 상대적 위험이 36% 더 높았고, 제2형 당뇨병의 상대적 위험이 67% 더 높았습니다. https://t.co/SRA6HccGSX https://t.co/qOofo48EFH

Mar 22, 2024 · 4 likes · 1,054 followers View post →

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@PixieShade1 · X

@in_the_matrix1 @Matt_Pinner Are you an Endocrinologist? https://t.co/9a1IB9MdOT

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@laskeevich · X

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Allister Crowley
@MissAllister18 · X

@Joe_1mr @RomComMystery @elonmusk Really? There are many scientific studies about this. Read this one for example https://t.co/gheO0MfmiV

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@dr_andrealove https://t.co/M00tYqCGOc

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Basem Mishriky, MD, FACP, ABOM Diplomate
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RT @DiabetesCareADA: ⭐️Best of #DiabetesCareADA2023⭐️ | #06 ALTMETRIC Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2…

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RT @DiabetesCareADA: ⭐️Best of #DiabetesCareADA2023⭐️ | #06 ALTMETRIC Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2…

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RT @DiabetesCareADA: ⭐️Best of #DiabetesCareADA2023⭐️ | #06 ALTMETRIC Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2…

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RT @DiabetesCareADA: ⭐️Best of #DiabetesCareADA2023⭐️ | #06 ALTMETRIC Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2…

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Diabetes Care, a research journal of the ADA
@DiabetesCareADA · X

⭐️Best of #DiabetesCareADA2023⭐️ | #06 ALTMETRIC Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) -Jennifer A. Nettleton et al. https://t.co/4FuUHXWrrN… @ADA_Pubs https://t.co/fb2K3QKfLO

Oct 25, 2024 · 6 likes · 4 shares · 3,242 followers View post →
forehead anna
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@hak1pr @solbruna22 Causes diabetes and other health issues babes https://t.co/fKMoT2rw2J

Jul 11, 2024 · 321 followers View post →
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RT @DiabetesCareADA: ⭐️Best of #DiabetesCareADA2023⭐️ | #06 ALTMETRIC Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2…

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RT @DiabetesCareADA: ⭐️Best of #DiabetesCareADA2023⭐️ | #06 ALTMETRIC Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2…

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ADA Professional Publications
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RT @DiabetesCareADA: ⭐️Best of #DiabetesCareADA2023⭐️ | #06 ALTMETRIC Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2…

Jun 7, 2024 · 4 shares · 10,638 followers View post →
Diabetes Care, a research journal of the ADA
@DiabetesCareADA · X

⭐️Best of #DiabetesCareADA2023⭐️ | #06 ALTMETRIC Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) -Jennifer A. Nettleton et al. https://t.co/4FuUHXVTCf… @ADA_Pubs https://t.co/jeLzVNMa78

Jun 7, 2024 · 20 likes · 4 shares · 3,242 followers View post →
Tomáš Frýda
@FreedAtoms · X

@dan_prokop Je blbost danit umělá sladidla míň než cukr. To pak může vést k vyšší míře sladidel, který se nezdají bezpečnější než cukr. Jednak s nima člověk nehubne (https://t.co/Iwex2utIz1), ale doplní si kcal jinde a pak taky metabolický syndrom, diabetes apod. (https://t.co/6EWwtycdni).

May 3, 2024 · 248 followers View post →
Mike
@girolmao · X

@WoodlandPools But but

Apr 13, 2024 · 1 like · 1,463 followers View post →
ok
@shadowweaverss · X

@Marbardan82 @LocalBateman Nope, there’s still a risk of diabetes “At least daily consumption of diet soda was associated with a 36% greater relative risk of incident metabolic syndrome and a 67% greater relative risk of incident type 2 diabetes compared with nonconsumption” https://t.co/LX3moVcZhv

Apr 6, 2024 · 79 followers View post →
가을 남자
@BuuiCharlie7916 · X

인공감미료가 들어간 다이어트 탄산음료를 섭취하는 것은 비섭취에 비해 대사증후군의 상대적 위험이 36% 더 높았고, 제2형 당뇨병의 상대적 위험이 67% 더 높았습니다. https://t.co/SRA6HccGSX https://t.co/qOofo48EFH

Mar 22, 2024 · 4 likes · 1,054 followers View post →
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@Steak_n_Squats @robertlufkinmd https://t.co/mxEDO200vd

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@tasabase · X

RT @hira__lena: ile ilişkilendirildi. Ek olarak, kemirgenler üzerinde yapılan araştırmalar, sukralozun mikrobiyom dengesini bozduğunu ve b…

Sep 26, 2023 · 1 share · 633 followers View post →
Arya Su
@hira__lena · X

ile ilişkilendirildi. Ek olarak, kemirgenler üzerinde yapılan araştırmalar, sukralozun mikrobiyom dengesini bozduğunu ve bunun daha yüksek inflamasyona yol açabileceğini keşfetti. https://t.co/SATiuPkEKW

Sep 26, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 3,135 followers View post →
Javi Ciborro
@papayaykware · X

https://t.co/yAcr08AcS1

Mar 17, 2023 · 8,029 followers View post →
A Rooted Life
@TheRootCauseCo · X

"consumption of diet soda at least daily was associated with significantly greater risks of select incident metabolic syndrome components and type 2 diabetes." https://t.co/3xoXplTb79

Dec 1, 2022 · 7 likes · 41,750 followers View post →
Der Radiologe aka Dr. Schnitzi
@doclumbri666 · X

@DrJN_SportsMed @AskTheGiver QED, https://t.co/2QL6B1Qvr0

Oct 19, 2022 · 714 followers View post →
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@norwalkresident · X

@blix_bbb “Diet soda intake and risk of incident metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)” Study found in National Library of Medicine website: https://t.co/2cx9Y2XBRq #dietsoda #soda

Oct 15, 2022 · 18 followers View post →
Cher Gonzalez, JD
@GonzGovConsult · X

@JeremyBWhite That’s because it is: “At least daily consumption of diet soda was associated with a 36% greater relative risk of incident metabolic syndrome and a 67% greater relative risk of incident type 2 diabetes compared with nonconsumption.” https://t.co/btxDcwbMEt

Sep 26, 2022 · 1 like · 2,736 followers View post →
Marco Paulo
@marcopmarc · X

https://t.co/7nZcrrgcAy

Jul 26, 2022 · 268 followers View post →
Marco Paulo
@marcopmarc · X

@francesca_ppp Don't drink it, Aspartame causes cancer and metabolic syndrome as well as type 2 diabetes (because of insuline resistance) https://t.co/7nZcrrgcAy

Jul 26, 2022 · 1 like · 268 followers View post →
Ricardo Garcia Ureño
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Apr 30, 2022 · 86 followers View post →
kaldorei
@betmenov_sin · X

@kvrga @dvogled Studija na koju se poziva članak nije utvrdila kauzalnost između vešt. zasl. i nastajanja met. sindroma, što oni u zaključki nedvosmisleno i kažu: https://t.co/Od2ljA6brB Bottom line, veštački zaslađivači ne oštećuju jetru kako si tvrdio u svom one lineru. Nema dokaza za to.

Apr 19, 2022 · 1 like · 168 followers View post →
Pamela Peeke, MD MPH
@PamPeekeMD · X

Try switching out your diet, regular carbonated artificially & processed sugar beverage for water. Slice lemons, oranges, berries into a pitcher of refreshing water. The artificial drinks are associated with metabolic syndrome https://t.co/BE6Ac8l5yX #water

Aug 11, 2021 · 2 likes · 21,697 followers View post →
Hemanth B
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RT @dronita_de: Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (…

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Joyita Bhattacharya
@JoyitaB · X

RT @dronita_de: Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (…

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Ronita De, PhD
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RT @dronita_de: Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (…

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Marcus J
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Atanas G. Atanasov
@_atanas_ · X

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Science Communication
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International Natural Product Sciences Taskforce
@_INPST · X

RT @dronita_de: Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (…

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@RajeevKSingla · X

RT @dronita_de: Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (…

Mar 26, 2021 · 7 shares · 2,589 followers View post →
Ronita De, PhD
@dronita_de · X

Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) https://t.co/d0pzaVbuST #INPST #NPMND #Diet soda #metabolic syndrome #type 2 diabetes #multi-ethnic study

Mar 26, 2021 · 13 likes · 7 shares · 1,508 followers View post →
Pilar Vazquez
@pilarpivaro · X

RT @edugaresp: @Taylorico Las bebidas edulcoradas también se asocian al padecimiento de enfermedades no transmisibles. Aquí tienes algunos…

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@cleosagas1 · X

RT @edugaresp: @Taylorico Las bebidas edulcoradas también se asocian al padecimiento de enfermedades no transmisibles. Aquí tienes algunos…

Oct 17, 2020 · 2 shares · 11,354 followers View post →
Eduardo Garzón
@edugaresp · X

@Taylorico Las bebidas edulcoradas también se asocian al padecimiento de enfermedades no transmisibles. Aquí tienes algunos estudios científicos al respecto: https://t.co/T1KFU0EotP https://t.co/hEBGmBDEaS https://t.co/nsBhnFx5Qs https://t.co/LoXRHRjGPj https://t.co/PCt9FC74rM

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Oct 9, 2020 · 288 followers View post →
AVeryThinLine
@avery_thinline · X

@toastcals I’m just saying these diet sodas don’t necessarily make that any easier! Mattes RD and Popkin BM also did a study on Nonnutritive sweetener consumption in humans. There was also the study Diet Soda Intake and Risk of Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 diabetes.

Jul 1, 2020 · 362 followers View post →