Increased risk of colon and kidney cancer
Everyone knows that sugary drinks are bad for health. So, if I drink these drinks, will I get cancer? Sugar-sweetened beverages may increase the risk of death from certain cancers, a study has found.
The American medical media ‘Medical Daily’ reported the results of the study published in the journal Cancer, Epidiology, Biomarkers & Prevention on the 16th (local time).
The research team looked at data from 934,777 men and women without cancer from 1982 to 2016 to determine the association between sugar-sweetened beverages and artificial sweeteners (ASB) intake and cancer mortality. By 2016, 135,093 of the participants had died of cancer.
The study found that sugary drinks were associated with an increased risk of death from colon and kidney cancer, and artificial sweeteners increased the risk of pancreatic cancer.
“Sweetened beverage consumption is associated with a higher mortality rate from certain cancers that are partially mediated through obesity,” the researchers said.
According to the American Cancer Society, participants who regularly drank sugar-sweetened beverages appear to be associated with higher body mass index (BMI). Sugar-sweetened beverages have been linked to cancer risk as well as diseases such as heart disease, gout, tooth decay, nonalcoholic liver disease and type 2 diabetes.
“Americans exceed the sugar intake recommended by dietary guidelines, and sugary drinks are a known risk factor for weight gain, overweight and obesity,” said study lead author Marjorie McCullough.
In addition to sugary drinks such as soda and fruit juice, energy drinks, sports drinks, and tea should be considered as sweetened drinks, the researchers believe.