A Glass Of Soda Or Juice Can Increase Cancer Risk, Study Finds
- by Joy Garcia
- in Medicine
- — Jul 12, 2019
The study concluded that drinking an extra 100ml of sugary drinks a day - about two cans a week - would increase the risk of developing cancer by 18%.
On an average, the consumption of sugary drinks was more in men when compared to women.
"What we observed was that the main driver of the association seems to be really the sugar contained in these sugary drinks", CNN quoted Touvier.
The authors warned that this creating ought to be interpreted with a warning, as any such beverage had a comparatively low consumption among the many research members. Among these participants, 21% were men and 79% were women.
A daily glass of fruit juice could increase the risk of cancer, new research has found.
The experts believe that if the daily dose of sugar is lowered to 10% of the total amount of daily energy intake, people have a greater chance of avoiding to get sick.
During a follow-up, researchers found 2,193 cases of cancer were diagnosed, the average age at diagnosis being 59 years.
In the extensive study French researchers examined 3300 food and drink items over a maximum of nine years in 100,000 participants.
The conclusion suggests that "sugary drinks, which are widely consumed in Western countries, might represent a modifiable risk factor for cancer prevention".
Trump Reacts After Obama-Appointed Judge Blocks Administration’s Latest Census Move
The Hill reports that Barr has not provided specific details on how the citizenship question will be added to the census. But he said it must be accompanied by assurances that any more changes won't affect the timeline of the case.
Among women, a similar consumption level was tied to a 22 percent rise in breast cancer risk, the French research team found.
However, calling for further large-scale studies, they said their findings showed an association and could not prove that sugary drinks definitely caused cancer.
Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach at The Nutrition Clinic, Bonnie Rogers had earlier pointed out how most attention is given to soft drinks while made-to-order drinks, such as boba tea, often get excluded from the conversation when talking about sugary drinks.
However, Catherine Collins, a dietician in the UK's National Health Service, said that the absence of cancer risk in using diet drinks was the "take-home message" of the research.
"For now, we recommend not drinking sugary drinks to reduce your risk of weight gain and therefore cancer".
People who drink a lot of sugary drinks have a higher risk of developing cancer, although the evidence can not establish a direct causal link, researchers said on Thursday. "This highlights why our United Kingdom sugar levy and controls on the marketing of high-sugar products is so important, not only in terms of obesity but also possibly cancer prevention", said Dr Amelia Lake, reader in public health nutrition at Teesside University.
This is an observational study, so can't establish cause, and the researchers said they cannot rule out some misclassification of beverages or guarantee detection of every new cancer case. The specialists additionally balanced for a few frustrating malignant growth hazard factors, including age, instructive level, sex, smoking, family ancestry, and physical movement levels.
"It's just to balance this in our diets, and to drink less than one glass per day".
