Tuesday 14 December 2010

Excessive consumption of cola drinks can cause muscle problems

Society is more and more, consuming cola soft drinks and this type or is starting to generate a series of health problems. We are consuming more soft drinks than ever before and a number of issues of health and related problems have been identified in dentures including bone demineralization, and the development of metabolic syndrome and diabetes, "says Dr. Moses Elisaf working in the Department of Internal Medicine University of Ioannina, Greece.
"In this regard, there is growing evidence that allow us to suggest that excess consumption of these drinks tail may also result in hypokalemia, which drop the blood potassium levels, end up causing an adverse effect on vital functions of muscles. "
According to the definition posted on Wikipedia, the "hypokalemia" (also known as hypokalemia) is a disorder in body fluid balance, characterized by decreased levels of potassium ion (K) blood, with levels below 3.5mmol/lt.
Hypokalemia has several causes. The most common are decreased intake, increased potassium losses (which can be taken for kidney or vomiting and diarrhea), increased substance called renin (which increases aldosterone), Cushing Syndrome (where there is an increase in the levels of glucocorticorticoides, which also have mineralocorticoid effect as aldosterone), hyperglycemia (by causing diuresis, etc.).
Because potassium is responsible for facilitating the transmission of nerve impulses across the cell membrane, the symptoms of this disorder include fatigue, myalgia (muscle pain), you can get to be a progressive weakness and possible paralysis hypoventilation.
DIFFERENT EFFECTS
The research conducted by Dr. Elisaf and colleagues has shown that the symptoms found can vary from very mild to profound weakness or partial paralysis.
Fortunately, all the patients studied achieved a rapid and complete recovery after having stopped drinking these beverages or receive oral or intravenous potassium supplements.
In the studies analyzed patients had daily intakes that ranged from two to nine liters of cola per day. Even, there were two cases of pregnant women were admitted to hospital consultation exhibiting low levels of potassium.
The first 21 years of age, admitted drinking three liters of cola per day and complained of symptoms of fatigue, loss of appetite and vomiting. An electrocardiogram also revealed that he had a heart blockage, while blood tests showed they had low levels of potassium.
The second also had low levels of potassium and suffering of the growing weakness. It turned out he had been drinking up to seven liters of cola per day for the past 10 months.


Among the findings is discussed that the hypokalemia may be caused by excessive consumption of three of the most common ingredients found in colas: glucose, fructose and caffeine.

"The individual role of each of these ingredients in the pathophysiology of hypokalemia induced by this type of beverage has not been determined and can vary in different patients,.

El consumo excesivo de bebidas cola puede generar problemas musculares

La sociedad está, cada vez más, consumiendo refrescos del tipo cola y esto o está comenzando a generar una serie de problemas de salud. Estamos consumiendo más refrescos que nunca antes y una serie de cuestiones de salud ya se han identificado problemas relacionados en dentaduras incluyendo desmineralización ósea- y el desarrollo del síndrome metabólico y diabetes", afirma el Dr. Moisés Elisaf que trabaja en el Departamento de Medicina Interna en la Universidad de Ioannina, en Grecia.

"Al respecto, tenemos cada vez más evidencias que nos permiten sugerir que el exceso de consumo de estas bebidas cola puede también dar lugar a hipopotasemia, en la que la caída los niveles de potasio en sangre, terminan provocando un efecto adverso en las funciones vitales de los músculos".

De acuerdo a la definición que se publica en la Wikipedia, la "hipopotasemia" (también conocida como hipokalemia), es un trastorno en el equilibrio hidroelectrolítico del cuerpo, que se caracteriza por un descenso en los niveles del ion potasio (K) en la sangre, con niveles por debajo de 3.5mmol/lt.

La hipokalemia tiene varias causas. Entre las más frecuentes están una ingestión disminuida, un aumento en las pérdidas de potasio (estas pueden ser renales o darse por vómitos y diarreas), el aumento de la sustancia conocida como renina (que hace que aumente la aldosterona), el Síndrome de Cushing (en el cual hay un aumento en los niveles de glucocorticorticoides, los cuales tienen también efecto mineralcorticoide como la aldosterona), la hiperglucemia (por la diuresis que provoca), etc.

Debido a que el potasio se encarga de facilitar la transmisión del impulso nervioso a través de la membrana celular, los síntomas de este trastorno son: cansancio, mialgias (dolor muscular), puede llegar a haber una debilidad progresiva con hipoventilación y posible páralisis completa.

Entre las conclusiones se comenta que la hipopotasemia puede ser causada por el consumo excesivo de tres de los ingredientes más comunes presentes en las bebidas cola: glucosa, fructosa y cafeína.
"El papel individual de cada uno de estos ingredientes en la fisiopatología de la hipopotasemia inducida por este tipo de bebida no se ha determinado y puede variar según los distintos pacientes,.