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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • No conclusive causation between use of artificial sweeteners and the development of obesity and heart disease

    October 13, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for October13 , 2016 Source: Why diet soda is NOT better than regular soda: Low-calorie drinks ‘just as likely to cause obesity and heart disease by confusing your brain’  

  • Wednesday House Call May 27, 2015: Don't fear the hype

    May 27, 2015

    Wednesday House Call   May 27, 2015: Don’t fear the hype Dr Barry Dworkin joins Graham Richarson and Patricia Boal to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Cancer The Canadian Cancer Society says the total number of Canadians who will receive a new cancer diagnosis will rise by 40 per cent over the…

  • Diet soda linked to weight gain? Sure, if you don't ask about and include total calories and diet in your study

    March 19, 2015

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March ,18 2015 Source: Diet soda could be linked to bulging bellies in adults: study Reference: Diet Soda Intake Is Associated with Long-Term Increases in Waist Circumference in a Biethnic Cohort of Older Adults: The San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging

  • WHC March 18, 2015: Diet soda and weight gain? Breastfeeding and IQ? Say no to PSA test?

    March 18, 2015

    Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call  March 18, 2015 Today: 1) I can’t win! Even diet soda can make me fat? Regularly drinking diet soda could impact waist size, say the authors of a study linking calorie-free colas to greater abdominal obesity in adults 65 years of age and older. The study, which was published…

  • An illustration that correlation is not causality: Diet soda consumption increases heart attack risk

    February 20, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 20, 2012   [display_podcast]   Source: Daily diet soda may increase risk of heart attack, stroke: study Reference: http://bit.ly/widyUV Journal of General Internal Medicine, online January 27, 2012.

  • Diet soda study cannot link consumption with cardiovascular risk

    February 11, 2011

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 10, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Diet soft drinks may raise stroke risk, study suggests

  • Citric acid in diet sodas may thwart kidney stone development

    May 20, 2010

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 20, 2010 [display_podcast] Source: Some diet sodas may prevent kidney stones Reference: Citrate, Malate and Alkali Content in Commonly Consumed Diet Sodas: Implications for Nephrolithiasis Treatment

  • Diet Soda May Hurt Kidneys: not with this study

    November 4, 2009

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 4, 2009 [display_podcast] Source: Diet sodas may be hard on the kidneys

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