A new study suggests that consuming more than 67 ounces of sugary or artificially sweetened beverages per week may increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation, while organic fruit juices without added sugar may decrease this risk.
Drinking more than 67 ounces of sugary or artificially sweetened beverages a week may increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation —an irregular heartbeat—but organic fruit juices without added sugar may decrease this risk, according to a new study.
Participants who drank more than 67 ounces of artificially sweetened drinks a week—equivalent to about one 12-ounce diet soda a day—had an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation by about 20%, and those who drank the same amount of sugar-sweetened beverages had an increased risk of 10%, according to an American Heart Association. Atrial fibrillation (or AFib) is the most common form of an irregular heartbeat, which causes the lower and upper chambers of the heart to become unsynced and reduced blood flow. The study researchers followed almost 202,000 participants—with an age range between 37 and 73 years old—over the course of around 10 years and did genetic blood tests, and they found atrial fibrillation risk was high in people who drank more than 67 ounces of sugar-sweetened drinks regardless of genetic susceptibility
Sugary Artificially Sweetened Beverages Atrial Fibrillation Irregular Heartbeat Organic Fruit Juices Added Sugar Risk Study American Heart Association Genetic Susceptibility
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