Soft drinks raise stroke risk in women by 80 per cent, study finds

 WOMEN who treat themselves to a fizzy drink every day may be increasing their risk of a life-threatening stroke, new research shows.

Daily consumption of sugary drinks raises a woman’s chances of suffering a blood clot on the brain by about 80 per cent, Japanese scientists found, but there was only a very slight increase in risk for men.

The findings, by a team of experts at Osaka University, partly support United States research published earlier this year, which found both sugar-sweetened drinks and low-calorie alternatives raised the chances of strokes in both sexes.

The results, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, showed women who had a daily soft drink were 83 per cent more likely to suffer an ischaemic stroke - where a clot shuts off blood supply to the brain - than women who rarely or never had one.The researchers said they found no link with haemorrhagic strokes or heart disease.

In a report on their findings they said: “Soft drink intake was positively associated with risk of ischaemic stroke for women.”
Numerous studies have linked rising consumption with the increased rate of obesity and type two diabetes, both of which are risk factors for strokes.
But few studies have examined the precise link between consumption of fizzy beverages and the rate of brain blood clots.

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