Light drinks increase the risk of stroke, smoking impairs vision and 18 mayors, including Anne Hidalgo, co-sign a forum to denounce health inequalities. Here are the three news of the day.
Diet drinks increase the risk of stroke
Of all the drinks, water is the only one to drink without moderation. In postmenopausal women, the consumption of light drinks, for example, has just been associated by researchers with an increased risk of stroke. We are talking here about liquids containing chemical sweeteners. Compared to women who drank diet drinks less than once a week, those who drank two or more diet drinks a day were 23% more likely to have a stroke, 29% more likely to develop heart disease and were 16% more likely to die (from all causes). We tell you more in our article.
Smoking impairs vision
Some dangers of tobacco would still be misunderstood… Just like its consequences on sight. Smoking would indeed degrade the ability of smokers to discern colors and shapes. The effects of toxic substances present in cigarette smoke on the vascular system could be the cause. More information here.
18 mayors united against health inequalities
“Health inequalities are not inevitable.” This is the title of a column signed in the JDD by 18 mayors of large cities, including Anne Hidalgo in Paris, Jean-Claude Gaudin in Marseille or the former mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppé. “France is one of the countries where social inequalities in mortality and health are the highest in Western Europe, and the trend is not downward. The observation drawn up in recent years by the authorities of the State is in complete inconsistency with the motto of equality of our Republic”, deplore the elected officials. To learn more, click here.
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