Sodium, Artificially Sweetened Drinks Linked to Kidney Function Decline
Sunday Nov 1, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- People who consume a diet high in diet or artificially sweetened drinks are at higher risk to experience a decline in kidney function, two studies released last week suggested.
Dr. Julie Lin MD and Gary Curhan MD of Brigham and Women's Hospital studied the impact of sodium and sweetened drinks on kidney function in more than 3,000 women who participated in the Nurses' Health Study.
One study titled, "Associations of Diet with Kidney Function Decline", found that "in women with well-preserved kidney function, higher dietary sodium intake was associated with greater kidney function decline, which is consistent with experimental animal data that high sodium intake promotes progressive kidney decline."
Another study titled, "Associations of Sweetened beverages with Kidney Function Decline", found that women who used two or more servings per day of artificially sweetened soda were twice as likely to experience kidney function decline.
But drinking sugar-sweetened beverages was not linked to kidney function decline. It is unknown why drinking artificially sweetened beverages raised the risk.
Both studies were presented at the American Society of Nephrology's annual meeting in San Diego, California.
Artificial sweeteners have been associated with elevated risk of certain cancers among other things. But not all studies are consistent. Some researchers say studies did not find an association between artificial sweeteners like aspartame because the studies were killed before they ever had a chance to develop a tumor.
By David Liu and editing by Rachel Stockton
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then formic acid in humans -- co-factors for "morning after" hangovers --
folic acid protects most people: Rich Murray 2009.11.02
There is the same level of methanol from the 11% methanol part
of the aspartame molecule in 2 L [ 6 cans ] aspartame beverages,
as in 1 L dark wine or liquors.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/579335
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© 2008 American Contact Dermatitis Society
Formaldehyde, Aspartame, and Migraines:
A Possible Connection
Sharon E. Jacob; Sarah Stechschulte
Published: 09/17/2008
Abstract
Aspartame is a widely used artificial sweetener
that has been linked to pediatric and adolescent migraines.
Upon ingestion, aspartame is broken, converted, and oxidized
into formaldehyde in various tissues.
We present the first case series of aspartame-associated
migraines related to clinically relevant positive reactions
to formaldehyde on patch testing.
formaldehyde, aspartame, and migraines, the first case series,
Sharon E Jacob-Soo, Sarah A Stechschulte, UCSD,
Dermatitis 2008 May: Rich Murray 2008.07.18
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.htm
Friday, July 18, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1553
consider co-factors (methanol, formaldehyde, and protective
folic acid), re UK FSA test of aspartame in candy bars on
50 reactors, Stephen L Atkin, Hull York Medical School:
Rich Murray 2009.09.29
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2009_09_01_archive.htm
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1587
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages
four Murray AspartameNM reviews in SE Jacob & SA Stechschulte debate with EG
Abegaz & RG Bursey of Ajinomoto re migraines from formaldehyde from
aspartame, Dermatitis 2009 May: TE Hugli -- folic acid with V-C protects:
Rich Murray 2009.08.12
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.htm
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1582
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