In this systematic review and meta–analysis, researchers assess whether soft drink intake is connected with the development of metabolic syndrome. This work suggested sugar–sweetened beverage and artificially sweetened beverage (ASB) consumption are both connected with metabolic syndrome. This connection may be driven by the fact that soft drink consumption serves as a surrogate for an unhealthy lifestyle, or an adverse cardiovascular risk factor profile.

Methods

• For this study they looked into the Medline and EMBASE database in November 2015.
• This study searched for studies which considered soft drink (sugar–sweetened beverage [SSB] and artificially sweetened beverage [ASB]) consumption and risk of metabolic syndrome.
• Pooled risk ratios for adverse results were calculated utilizing inverse variance with a random effects model, and heterogeneity was examined utilizing the I² statistic.

Results

• A sum of 12 studies (8 cross–sectional, 4 prospective cohort studies) with 56244 participants (age range 6–98 years) were incorporated into the review.
• This pooled examination found that soft drink consumption is connected with metabolic syndrome.
• This connection is appeared in cross–sectional studies of SSB consumption (RR 1.46, 95% CI 1.18–1.91) and both cross–sectional and prospective studies of ASB intake (RR 2.45; 95% CI 1.15–5.14; RR 1.32, 95% CI 1.21–1.44, respectively).
• However, pooled outcomes of prospective cohort studies of SSB intake found no relationship between consumption and risk of developing metabolic syndrome.

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