The U.S. Heart Association's Journal Circulation, published their research stating that 50 percent of adults who take one or more soft drinks a day may be proned to high risk of metabolic syndrome, which result of acquiring heart disease.
The study shows that there are five criteria to determine metabolic syndrome, a 30 percent increased risk of gaining weight, a 25 percent increased risk of developing high blood triglycerides as well as diabetes, and a 32 percent higher chance of having low high-density lipoprotein or "good" cholesterol levels. However, it also shows that there's no significant connection with blood pressure.
The same study indicates that sugar-laden cola drinkers has diversified chance of getting heart disease, but Ramachandran Vasan of the Boston University School of Medicine and his colleagues also find connections that also links diet soft drinks with the same symptoms.
After serious research, intake of fat, fiber consumption, total calories, smoking and physical activity, there is still a connection between soft drink intake and metabolic risk factors.
"Even one soda per day increases your risk of developing metabolic syndrome by about 50 percent," said Vasan.
