Sweetened Drinks may bring Men Heart Failure

People who regularly consume sodas or sweetened fruit drinks may have a higher risk for heart failure, researchers report.
 In the study, men who drank two or more servings of sweetened beverages a day had a 23 percent higher risk of suffering heart failure, said an African leading author People who regularly consume sweetened beverages should consider reducing their consumption to lower their risk of heart failure as well as Obesity and type 2 diabeties.
Sweetened drinks have been linked to stroke,diabetes and obesity.Soft drinks have been associated with an increased risk in high blood pressure and serious heart diseases so it makes sense that sweetened beverages might also increase the risk of heart failure, the researchers said.
T he men, aged 45 to 79, were asked to record their average consumption of 96 food and drink items over the preceding year. One serving of a sweetened drink was defined as 200 milliliters, or nearly 7 ounces. The questionnaire made no distinction between drinks sweetened with sugar or artificial sweetner.Fruit juice,coffee and tea was not mentioned.