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Diet Soda Guzzlers More Likely to Pop Out Preemies

By Katie DrummondJul 23rd 2010 – 4:30PM

(July 23) -- The more diet soda women drink while pregnant, the more likely they are to deliver a premature baby. A study of 60,000 Danish women, published this week in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is spurring renewed interest in the potential for long-term repercussions to a diet loaded with artificial...

Background on premature birth

In humans preterm birth ( or ) refers to the birth of a baby of less than 37 weeks gestational age. The cause for preterm birth is in many situations elusive and unknown; many factors appear to be associated with the development of preterm birth, making the reduction of preterm birth a challenging proposition.

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