Sugar-sweetened soda consumption and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis in women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sugar-sweetened soda consumption is consistently associated with an increased risk of several chronic inflammatory diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Whether it plays a role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common autoimmune inflammatory disease, remains unclear.

Objective

The aim was to evaluate the association between sugar-sweetened soda consumption and risk of RA in US women.

Design

We prospectively followed 79,570 women from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS; 1980-2008) and 107,330 women from the NHS II (1991-2009). Information on sugar-sweetened soda consumption (including regular cola, caffeine-free cola, and other sugar-sweetened carbonated soda) was obtained from a validated food-frequency questionnaire at b

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4135503 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature