Soft drinks caused cardiac dysrhythmia
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These results were presented by researchers at the EHRA EUROPACE 2013 in Athens. Through abstract made by Dr. Naima Zarqane and Professor Nadir Saoudi of Princess Grace Hospital Centre in Monaco shows that excessive consumption of soft drinks lower the intake of potassium can cause severe arrhythmia causing death.
"This study emphasizes the importance for doctors and health experts to determine the medical history in detail with patients who have unexplained arrhythmia, they also need to know that undergone by the patient's diet and food intake," said Professor Andreas Goette of the EHRA Scientific Programme Committee, as reported by the Daily Mail.
The meeting was also uncovered six cases studies showing that excessive consumption of soft drinks may cause some medical conditions such as skeletal muscle tissue damage, irregular heartbeat, and death.
According to researchers, there are two possibilities linking soft drinks with potassium levels in the blood. High amount of artificial sweetener in soft drinks to prevent water to be absorbed by the intestine and cause a person to experience diarrhea.
This causes the body loses too much fluid dispense potassium from the body. In addition, the caffeine in soft drinks are also likely to have effects on the kidneys, thereby reducing the amount of potassium absorbed back.
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