The CBS Evening News (3/12, story 7, 2:20, Pelley) reported that research
published in Circulation suggests that "men who drink soda or other
sugary beverages greatly increase their risk of heart attack."
The CNN
(3/13) "The Chart" blog reports that investigators "followed nearly
43,000 men for an average of 22 years" as "part of an ongoing study,
funded by the National Institutes of Health, that includes only male
health professionals, almost all of whom are white."
MedPage Today
(3/13, Neale) reports that participants "who consumed the most sugary
drinks -- a median of 6.5 per week -- were 20% more likely to have a
myocardial infarction (MI) during follow-up than those who never drank
them (RR 1.20, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.33)."
HealthDay
(3/13, Preidt) reports that the researchers "also found that
consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages was linked to inflammation and
higher levels of harmful fats in the blood." Also covering the story
were WebMD (3/13, Doheny) and the UK's Press Association (3/13).
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