CDM Research published in the journal Circulation found a link between artificial and sugar-sweetened beverages and atrial fibrillation, or AFib, an abnormal heartbeat caused by the heart chambers beating out of sync with the lower chambers.
Story at a glance:
- Research has found a link between artificial and sugar-sweetened beverages to atrial fibrillation (AFib), an abnormal and often rapid heartbeat that happens when the upper chambers of the heart beat out of sync with the lower chambers.
- The association was stronger between AFib and artificial sweeteners and lowest in those drinking pure fruit juice, although still higher than those who didnât drink any sweetened beverages.
- Artificial sweeteners cause DNA damage and interfere with normal activity in gut bacteria, making it difficult for beneficial bacteria to communicate, grow and reproduce. Destruction of healthy bacteria opens the door to increased growth of unfriendly microorganisms that cause health problems.
- Artificial sweeteners trick your body into storing fat, stimulate your appetite, increase cravings for carbohydrates and produce unique mechanisms of vascular impairment and alterations that lead to the progression of obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
- Sugar-sweetened beverages are associated with weight gain, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, kidney diseases, tooth decay, cavities and gout, a type of arthritis. Aspartame, an artificial sweetener, is linked with anxiety-type behavior in aspartame-exposed animals and in up to two generations that descended from aspartame-exposed males.
- Try swapping your soda for clean water or Hibiscus tea. Pure water has zero calories and can be flavored with frozen fruit, lime or lemon. Hibiscus tea is a second option that is flavorful and adds a healthy boost to your diet.
Research published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology found an association between drinking sweetened beverages and atrial fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation, also called AFib, is an abnormal and often rapid heartbeat that occurs when the upper chambers of the heart (atria) beat out of sync with the lower chambers (ventricles).
Itâs a common symptom in people with heart failure or heart disease and one of the most common arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats) that affects more than 2 million U.S. adults.
AFib can sometimes go away on its own, but it also can become more frequent with longer-lasting episodes that can lead to serious complications like stroke and heart failure.
The symptoms of AFib can look like other health problems, which is why it is crucial to understand the condition and receive the correct diagnosis.
For example, the declining ability to pump blood to the lungs and elsewhere in the body can lead to lightheadedness, dizziness and fatigue, which are symptoms that can be attributed to several other health conditions.
AFib may make you feel like your heart has skipped a beat or is fluttering or pounding.
Your risk increases with age, but lifestyle and dietary factors can also increase your risk, which is exactly what researchers found when they sought to determine if there was an association between drinking sweetened beverages and AFib.
Diet and regular soda raises heart risk
The researchers acknowledged that a past association between sweetened beverages and cardiometabolic disease has been reported, but an association with atrial fibrillation was unclear.
The study enrolled 201,856 participants who did not have AFib at the time the study began, had completed a 24-hour diet questionnaire and had genetic data available.
Research has found a genetic component to AFib. Genome-wide studies identified 140 genetic loci that are linked to the development of AFib…
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