Sweetened drinks might raise men's risk for heart failure

People who regularly consume sodas or sweetened fruit drinks may have a higher risk for heart failure, researchers report.
In the study, Swedish men who drank two or more servings of sweetened beverages a day had a 23 percent higher risk of suffering heart failure, said lead author Susanna Larsson, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Karolinska Institute in
Stockholm.
"People who regularly consume sweetened beverages should consider reducing their consumption to lower their risk of heart
failure as well as obesity and type 2 diabetes and possibly other diseases," Larsson said.
Heart failure occurs when the heart grows too weak to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Patients tire easily, suffer shortness of breath and develop fluid buildup in their feet, ankles and legs.
Soft drinks have been associated with an increased risk in high blood pressure and heart disease, so it makes sense that
sweetened beverages might also increase the risk of heart failure, the researchers said.


Source: nlm.nih.gov