Carbonated drinks linked with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of cardiac origin

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-09/esoc-cdl082915.php

Public Release: 1-Sep-2015
Carbonated drinks linked with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of cardiac origin
European Society of Cardiology

Carbonated beverages are associated with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests of cardiac origin, according to results from the All-Japan Utstein Registry presented for the first time today at ESC Congress.1 The study in nearly 800 000 patients suggests that limiting consumption of carbonated beverages may be beneficial for health.

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Expenditures on other beverages, including green tea, black tea, coffee, cocoa, fruit or vegetable juice, fermented milk beverage, milk and mineral water were not significantly associated with OHCAs of cardiac origin.

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