Dietary Intake and the Development of the Metabolic Syndrome: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study -- Lutsey et al. 117 (6): 754 -- Circulation

Dietary Intake and the Development of the Metabolic Syndrome: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study -- Lutsey et al. 117 (6): 754 -- Circulation: "analysis of individual food groups revealed that meat (Ptrend<0.001), fried foods (Ptrend=0.02), and diet soda (Ptrend< 0.001) also were adversely associated with incident Metabolic Syndrome"

Wow, as an epidemiologist, maybe I should think about alternative explanation, or read into more detail first about why diet soda would be adversely associated with incident metabolic syndrome. Well, I am kind of lazy now. I don't want to take too much time reading. Maybe I just stop drinking diet soda and all kinds of soda. I have never bought soda that often before I came to the US. After a year, life changed! Well, the vending machine just moved closer, or to be more accurate, I moved closer to the vending machine! I have been starting drinking diet soda, and adding Splenda to my coffee for about 6 months. I have just noticed myself recently that I am not satisfied with what I eat. Although I am still full, I still want to eat more and more. Something must be wrong. Umm, maybe that is what biases me now. I am just blaming it on diet soda, instead of blaming myself for not working, watching lots of TV, and sleeping all the time.

By the way, the study was published in Circulation, one of the most prestigious journal. The study populaion came from a well-known prospective cohort for cardiovascular disease. The authors are also from one of the best school of public health in the world. I think I will be just waiting for responses and commentary.