Women Who Drink More Soda At Higher Risk For Early Kidney Disease

The headline in the original article is "Women Who Drink Lots Of Soda At Higher Risk For Early Kidney Disease", but I consider that misleading. I doubt that the average person in the U.S. would consider two cans of soda pop a day as "lots".

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209125821.htm

ScienceDaily (Feb. 9, 2009) — Women who drink two or more cans of soda pop per day are nearly twice as likely to show early signs of kidney disease, a recent study has found.

However, researchers did not find an elevated risk for men, or for people who drink diet soda, said lead researcher David Shoham of Loyola University Health System.
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A recent pilot study by other researchers, reported in the journal Environmental Health, found that nine of 20 commercial samples of high fructose corn syrup from three manufacturers contained detectable levels of mercury. "This adds the intriguing possibility that it is not just the sugar itself in high fructose corn syrup that is harmful, because mercury is harmful to kidneys as well," Shoham said.