DIET SODAS MAY BE HARD ON THE KIDNEYS

WOMEN CONSUMING DIET SODAS DAILY DOUBLE
RISK OF KIDNEY FUNCTION DECLINE, STUDY SHOWS

San Diego - USA (Health News) - Diet sodas, having no calories, seem like a logical alternative to regular, sugary sodas when you are trying to lose weight. In a study just released, it was found that women consuming two or more diet sodas could double their risk of declining kidney function. A new study shows that drinking two or more diet sodas a day may double your risk of declining kidney function. Women who drank two or more diet sodas a day had a 30% drop in a measure of kidney function during the lengthy study follow-up, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology in San Diego. Another study, conducted by scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston compared artificially sweetened drinks to those sweetened with sugar. Researchers found women who drank two or more diet drinks a day doubled their risk of gradual kidney decline. Drinks made with sugar did not have the same effect.

Other studies on the effects of consuming diet soda revealed that diet soda drinkers are at a higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome. Metabolic Syndrome is a precursor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. As more studies on the effects are diet sodas are being performed every day, it is becoming more clear that diet sodas aren't the answer when it comes to replacing sugar-filled drinks. There is, however, one alternative that is clearly the best...water!

WHAT DO THE VEDIC TEACHINGS TELL US?

The people of the West think that the mind is the soul. We differ from them. There exists an ample Indian literature in support of the view that the soul is the proprietor of the mind. The mind is the proxy of the soul to deal with the external world in five different relations as husband and spouse, master and servant, parent and child, as friend and as neutral. The soul is now enwrapped by some other foreign agency. Body is different from apparel. The soul is enwrapped by the gross and subtle material bodies. They are meant for the use of the soul for a certain period. ... The material things will change. This change sometimes gives us facilities and sometimes hinders our progress. But the soul does not change and cannot be destroyed, although he is susceptible of being covered up by the subtle or abstract form of material grossness in the shape of our passing mentality which is a gift of Maya.

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura
"The Correct Angle of Vision".