Diet Drinks ‘Linked’ to Depression

Experts are questioning whether diet drinks could raise depression risk, after a large study has found a link.

The US research in more than 250,000 people found depression was more common among frequent consumers of artificially sweetened beverages.

The work, which will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting, did not look at the cause for this link.

Drinking coffee was linked with a lower risk of depression.

People who drank four cups a day were 10% less likely to be diagnosed with depression during the 10-year study period than those who drank no coffee.
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Sweeteners have been very widely tested and reviewed for safety and the ones on the market have an excellent safety track record”

Gaynor Bussell British Dietetic Association

But those who drank four cans or glasses of diet fizzy drinks or artificially sweetened juice a day increased their risk of depression by about a third.

Lead researcher Dr Honglei Chen, of the National Institutes of Health in North Carolina, said: “Our research suggests that cutting out or down on sweetened diet drinks or replacing them with unsweetened coffee may naturally help lower your depression risk.”

But he said more studies were needed to explore this.

BBC

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13 Responses to Diet Drinks ‘Linked’ to Depression

mature

January 10, 2013 at 2:22 pm

useless studies these are.
why cant they come and carry out proper studies on our rich african fruits which have helped alot of us maintain good health.
am talking of intungulu,amakole, amasuku,incenja, iminyombela, amabungo, amasafwa, utusongole, inkoko shamumpanga, tumatako four, etc..
maybe they will find remedies from them and their problems will be solved once and for all.
Pamputi

January 10, 2013 at 3:10 pm

Hey u $h!t heads, y tha **** do u delay NEWs?
It aint NEW if it’s delayed, baf-colour!!
the watch man

January 10, 2013 at 3:13 pm

IF THIS CUD BE TRUE THEN 80% OF OUR PEOPLE IN ZED ARE AT RISK.
kakolwe

January 10, 2013 at 6:47 pm

Tu namatako 4!!! WoW! @Mature, wanjibukisha 34 years ago mumpanga yamu Kamuchanga, Muf. How I wish to visit those lands!! @Watchman, that isn’t true, only a small % of us access diet drinks. Unless U mean Jusi ya ice bloko. Try our rich Umunkoyo!!
Comfort

January 10, 2013 at 8:00 pm

@mature…kwena mulibakumushi sana.maaa
Umwina Zed

January 11, 2013 at 12:52 am

Ba Mature noone stops Zambian Scientists from doing such researches. We should not expect the developed world to descend upon us with research proposals.
Umwina Zed

January 11, 2013 at 12:55 am

Iwe Kakolwe. Kanshi uli waku Mufcane? Walilileko ifisali fyakwa Kazenti?
kakolwe

January 11, 2013 at 2:59 am

@Umwina Zed, Yes Sir! We feasted pa fisali pa Kazenti all those years ago. Really, there are, those Good Old Years.
Umwina Zed

January 11, 2013 at 3:41 pm

Good old days my bra. I wonder what the kids of today are doing namaplaystation. And good natural food Now that I ve seen junk food and what it does I realise it
mature

January 11, 2013 at 5:16 pm

umwina zed,
please go through my posting again. you are missing something. am daunting the whites and mocking them over what they have discovered. am simply reminding them that african food or fruits are rich in natural ingredients.
ba comfort naimwe… mmmm! are you sure ndi waku mushi?
Deus Wa Soccer

January 11, 2013 at 6:55 pm

How many of u bembas remember inzambia, infishya, intungulu,umukonkomwa ala imwe not freeze-it
Mufulira power!

January 12, 2013 at 8:20 am

Mufulira power for real. Mulibakali zoona! Amabungo, tuna matako ku makupu! Good old days!
Umwina Zed

January 12, 2013 at 2:35 pm

Ba Mature I see what u mean. I just wanted to point out that we can initiate such research to benefit ourselves commercially and indeed promote good health among us.