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If you are a woman and drink diet sodas, then you need to know about recent findings regarding diet sodas and kidney problems.
A recent study presented presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 2009 annual meeting in San Diego, California reports that women who drink diet sodas are at greater risk for developing kidney disease. The study used kidney function data from 3,256 women enrolled in the Nurse’s Health Study to arrive at the conclusion.
The study also noted that sodas with sugar based sweeteners were found to have no effect on kidney function decline. A diet of two or more diet sodas a day, however, was associated with a doubling of the risk for kidney disease.
The mechanism for kidney decline associated with artificial sweeteners is as of yet unknown. Nevertheless although men were not included in the study, it is safe to assume that diet sodas could also damage their kidneys.