
Researchers looked at 2,564 people and found that people who drank diet soda daily had a 61 percent higher risk of vascular events than those who didn't drink it. Researchers accounted for participants' age, sex, race or ethnicity, smoking status, exercise, alcohol consumption and daily caloric intake in the study. Scientists didn't record the types of diet and regular drinks consumed, so research is needed on the possible role variations among brands or changes over time in coloring and sweeteners might have played.
It's yet another reason to hydrate yourself with good ol' plain H2O!