In the study, a group of 60,000 pregnant women were followed. Women who had at least one diet soda per day were 38% more likely to have a premature baby versus women who did not drink diet soda. Even more frightening, women who had at least four diet sodas per day were 80% more likely to deliver prematurely. Results were the same for both normal-weight and overweight women.
According to the March of Dimes, 13% of babies born are born prematurely. Therefore, this study suggests women who have at least one diet soda would see that risk rise to 17% and up to 22% for those who consume at least four diet sodas.
There appears to be an indirect link with the artificial sweetener, aspartame, and premature births. According to the Reuters article, "Aspartame breaks down into methanol and other substances in the body, which can in turn be converted to toxic substances such as formaldehyde and formic acid, the researchers explain. And studies in non-human primates have linked even very low exposure to methanol to shortened pregnancy and labor complications."
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