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Mothers-to-be who down cans of fizzy drink containing artificial sweeteners could be at greater risk of having a premature baby.
Do sweeteners bring on early birth?
Seeded on Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:12 PM EDT
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Some British public health experts are now advising expectant mothers to avoid food and drink containing the chemicals.
It is rare for a mother-to-be to give birth before 37 weeks of a normal pregnancy.
But the EU research suggests this low risk was increased by 38 per cent if the woman was drinking, on average, one can of diet drink a day.
Routinely drinking four or more cans a day could increase the risk by as much as 78 per cent.
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#1 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:13 PM EDTI think a little more research needs to be done on this study.
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Here in Finland already for years public health officials have given an expecting mother a long rigid list of prohibited substances, which is in real life controlled by the public health office's midwife, who sees the future mother frequently.
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#2 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:37 PM EDThttp://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/artificialsweetner.htm
sweeteners and pregnancy? try this one.
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