New research warns of the dangers of the drinks but tells of the benefits of water and tea. Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Guzzling fizzy or fruit drinks or drinking more than four coffees a day have been linked to higher risk of a stroke. Frequent fizzy drinks doubles the risk of stroke and more than four cups of coffee a day increases chances of a stroke by a third.
However, the new research has found drinking water and tea may actually reduce the risk of stroke. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut-off and damages brain cells. It can either be ischemic stroke, which is usually due to a blood clot, or when there intracerebral haemorrhage, which is bleeding into the brain tissue.
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You can pop your email address into the sign up box above, hit Subscribe and we'll do the rest. Alternatively, you can sign up and check out the rest of our newsletters here . The new findings have come from INTERSTROKE - global research studies co-l.