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Daily sugary drinks linked to higher stomach cancer risk in long-term study
ScienceDaily reports that drinking one sugary beverage daily was tied to more than double the risk of gastric cancer.
The short version
- Participants who had at least one sugary drink daily exhibited about 2.45 times the rate of gastric cancer compared to rare consumers.[ScienceDaily]
- Data came from 112,284 individuals followed through two long-running health studies.[ScienceDaily]
- Beverages made with artificial sweeteners did not display an association with increased stomach cancer risk.[ScienceDaily]
- Authors emphasized that observational data demonstrates correlation rather than direct causation.[ScienceDaily]
Key facts
- Participants drinking at least one sugar-sweetened beverage per day experienced 2.45 times the risk of gastric cancer relative to rare consumers.[ScienceDaily]
- The research analyzed health information from 112,284 participants across two cohorts.[ScienceDaily]
- No corresponding increase in gastric cancer risk was detected for artificially sweetened beverages.[ScienceDaily]
What remains uncertain
- Because the investigation was observational, it cannot establish whether sugar-sweetened drinks directly cause stomach cancer.[ScienceDaily]
Sources
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