“Daily diet soda drinkers (there were 116 in the study) had a 48 percent higher risk of stroke or heart attack than people who drank no soda of any kind (901 people, or 35 percent of total participants). That’s after taking into account rates of smoking, diabetes, waistline size and other differences among the groups.”
Diet Soda Tied To Stroke Risk, Though Reasons Still Unclear
“Earlier studies have tied diet and regular soda consumption to greater risk of diabetes and a group of weight-related problems called the metabolic syndrome.”
The American Beverage Associate spokesman said there is no evidence. He used to work for the tobacco industry.