Diet drinks are a delight for those who watch their weight or suffer from diabetes, and they have gained a large global market share. But their daily consumption is related to strokes and dementia, a new US study says(1). People who often consume soft drinks and juices containing sugar are more prone to worse memory, lower brain volume and mainly a smaller hippocampus — in addition to the other harmful consequences they suffer.

So far, scientific studies have not reached a safe conclusion on whether consuming drinks containing artificial sweeteners may increase the risk of dementia and stroke. It is pointed out, though, that there is more and more evidence of a relation between frequent consumption of such drinks and the inducement of adverse effects to blood vessels.

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(1) http://healthmag.gr/post/7096/sto-edwlio-ta-anapsyktika-diaiths-ti-blabes-kanoyn-ston-egkefalo