Long Time Coming
In the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, Dr. Vyas and his team observed 60,000 postmenopausal women over the course of nine years.
First, participants tracked and reported their consumption of 12-ounce diet sodas and fruit drinks for three months.
They were then divided into four groups:
- 2 or more drinks a day
- 5-7 drinks per week
- 1-4 drinks per week
- 0-3 drinks per month
Their health records were examined 8.7 years later to bright to light their history of disease and medical interventions.
ADVERTISEMENTTheses included:
- Coronary heart disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Heart attack
- Coronary revascularization procedure
- Ischemic stroke
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Cardiovascular death