Does Drinking Diet Soda Cause Preterm Birth?
Does Drinking Diet Soda Cause Preterm Birth? Sunday July 25, 2010#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) A new study found in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has bad news for many expectant moms – drinking diet soda may increase the risk of premature birth. The study, which surveyed 60,000 pregnant women, showed an increase in preterm birth among women who drank 1 or more diet sodas daily. The risk was highest for those moms who drank 4 or more diet sodas per day, and caused more extremely preterm births than late preterm births. Women who drank sugar-sweetened soft drinks had no such increase. The