Sweetened beverages and incident heart failure

Area of Science:

• Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
• Nutritional Science
• Public Health

Background:

• Emerging evidence links beverage consumption to cardiometabolic diseases.
• Limited research exists on the association between beverage intake and heart failure (HF) risk.
• Understanding these dietary patterns is crucial for preventative strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the relationship between sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs), and pure fruit/vegetable juices (PJs) consumption and the risk of developing incident HF.
• To quantify the association between different beverage types and HF incidence.
• To explore potential modifying factors in beverage-HF risk relationships.

Main Methods:

• Prospective cohort study utilizing UK Biobank data (n=209,829).
• Participants were free of baseline HF and completed dietary questionnaires.
• Cox proportional hazard models analyzed HF incidence over a median 9.9-year follow-up.

Main Results:

• High consumption (>2 L/week) of SSBs and ASBs was associated with an increased risk of HF (HR: 1.22 and 1.30, respectively).
• Moderate intake (>0-1 L/week) of PJs showed an inverse association with HF risk (HR: 0.90).
• A significant interaction between PJ consumption and sleep duration on HF risk was identified.

Conclusions:

• Increased intake of SSBs and ASBs may represent an independent risk factor for heart failure.
• Moderate consumption of PJs might exert a protective effect against HF development.
• Dietary choices, including beverage consumption, play a role in cardiovascular health and HF prevention.