DieL Soda Found Lo Cause PremaLure 8irLh, SLudy

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(NaturalNews) A new research study, which included nearly 60,000 pregnant women in Denmark,
found that those who drink artificially sweetened beverages (carbonated or not) were more likely to
have a premature birth. The study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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The researchers found that one serving per day of artificially sweetened, carbonated drinks were
38% more likely to give birth before 37 weeks of gestation (1.38 AOR). Those who consumed four
servings of these drinks were 78% more likely to have a premature delivery (1.78 AOR).

Dr. Shelly McGuire, a spokesman for the American Society of Nutrition, was quoted as saying
"Certainly, until more experimental work is done, this study suggests that pregnant women should
steer clear of artificially sweetened drinks."
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Maybe the words "pregnant women" could be replaced with "everyone" in that statement?

According to a whole host of experts, it should be so. Soft drinks in general, in fact, should be
avoided according to health practitioners and authors Michael Murray, Joseph Pizzorno, James
Duke, Marion Nestle; to name a few.
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The abstract for this latest study by Dr. Thornallur Haldorsson, principal author, says that soft drinks
in general are suspected of many adverse health effects:

"Sugar-sweetened soft drinks have been linked to a number of adverse health outcomes such as
high weight gain. Therefore, artificially sweetened soft drinks are often promoted as an alternative.
However, the safety of artificial sweeteners has been disputed, and consequences of high intakes of
artificial sweeteners for pregnant women have been minimally addressed."

Results in the study were cross-referenced with women who consumed sugar-sweetened soft
drinks. t was found that the possible causative was clearly the artificial sweeteners, rather than the
soda or other ingredients. Both carbonated and non-carbonated drinks were included as well with
the same result.

The actual physical change that causes the rise in premature birth rates is not known, according to
the study's authors. Artificial sweeteners have been connected to a host of adverse health effects, so
it's likely that doctors could just take their pick here.
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The study did point out that most of the
premature births were due to medical induction rather than spontaneous delivery and removing data
from women diagnosed with preeclampsia also had little effect on the odds for premature delivery
and sweetener intake. With all of the other things eliminated as suspects by the authors, it's clear
that the artificial sweeteners are changing a fundamental aspect of pregnancy that is usually not
measured.

This could include hormone production, muscular or cellular function, or another chemical
interaction. Aspartame, for instance, breaks down into three major chemicals: aspartic acid,
phenylalanine, and methanol. Methanol oxidizes into formaldehyde and then formic acid, both of
which are toxic. These can accumulate in the body and have been linked to premature birth in
primate studies.

So, from kidney function loss to cancer to premature birth, these sweeteners sure do have a lot
going for them.





















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