The Claim
Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with artificially sweetened or unsweetened beverages for 12 months has no significant effect on the serum triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in adults who habitually consume sugar-sweetened beverages.
What the research says
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In adults who regularly drink sugary beverages, switching to diet or unsweetened drinks for 12 months does not change the ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol in the blood.
See the scientific wording
Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with artificially sweetened or unsweetened beverages for 12 months does not significantly alter the serum triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in adults who habitually consume sugar-sweetened beverages, suggesting that short-term beverage substitution alone may not improve this key cardiometabolic risk marker.
Replacing sugary drinks with diet drinks or water does not change how the liver makes and clears fats in the blood, so the balance between triglycerides and good cholesterol stays the same.
What the research says
1 studySwitching from sugary drinks to diet drinks or water for a year didn’t change the triglyceride-to-HDL ratio in people who used to drink a lot of soda — meaning this swap alone doesn’t improve this heart disease risk marker.
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