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News Topical, Digital Desk : Nowadays people are turning to options like 'Diet Soda' while keeping away from sugar, thinking that they will be better for health, but a recent research conducted in Australia has raised questions on this thinking. In this study, it was found that drinking just one diet soda daily can increase the risk of type-2 diabetes by 38% (Diet Soda And Diabetes Risk), which is more than normal sweet drinks.
What does research say?
Scientists from Australia's Monash University, RMIT University and Cancer Council Victoria conducted this study on nearly 36,000 adults for 14 years. The research was led by Professor Barbara de Courtenay, Associate Professor Alison Hodge and PhD student Robel Hussein Kabthaimer.
This research has been published in a medical journal named 'Diabetes & Metabolism', which states that diet soda, which is suggested as a safe option for diabetic patients or those trying to lose weight, can actually prove to be dangerous.
Why is diet soda also dangerous?
It is commonly believed that sugar-laden soft drinks are the main cause of diabetes – and this is true, as these beverages increase obesity, which is the biggest cause of diabetes. But this study found that diet drinks, that is, drinks containing artificial sweeteners, can have a direct metabolic effect in the body to increase the risk of diabetes, whether the person is overweight or not.
This means that even if a person is thin and is consuming diet soda, he may still be at risk of diabetes.
Expert warning
Professor Barbora de Courtenay says,
"Diet drinks are often recommended to people as a healthy option, but our results show that they may themselves be harmful to health."
At the same time, researcher Robel Husain says,
"Whether a drink is made with sugar or artificial sweeteners - consuming it on a daily basis is associated with a significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes."
It is harmful for health
The most important aspect of this research is that now it is not enough to just impose tax or ban on sugary drinks, but governments should also think of controlling diet drinks. These drinks are promoted in the market in such a way as if they are safe for the body, but now research has made it clear that this is not so.
Growing concern around the world
Today, more than 500 million people around the world are suffering from type-2 diabetes and in Australia alone this number is above 1.3 million. This disease is directly related to food and lifestyle and this research has emerged as an important warning in this direction.
Those who drink diet soda thinking that it will not put them at risk of gaining weight or getting diabetes should now be cautious. Be it a regular soft drink or a diet drink - both can be harmful for health.
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