Monday, July 9, 2012

Diet soda tied to stroke risk

It appears that recent studies have shown a correlation between people who drink a lot of diet soda, and strokes.  See this article: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/04/cleveland_clinic_study_finds_t.html
The study seems to be well done and believable.  However this other blog:
Diet soda tied to heart attack, stroke risks: study | The Raw Story: explains the complexity of separating the fact that people who drink diet soda are often trying to lose weight, so may be in a situation of increased risk in the first place.

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