Two sugary sodas a week linked to higher pancreatic cancer risk

Two sugary sodas a week linked to higher pancreatic cancer risk

Two sugary sodas a week linked to higher pancreatic cancer risk

People who drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87 percent higher risk of pancreatic cancer than people who drank none, in a study that followed 60,524 adults in Singapore for 14 years. The group drinking at that level averaged about five soft drinks a week, while fruit juice showed no similar link. Researchers suggest that high sugar levels may raise insulin in the body, which could help pancreatic cancer cells grow, and say the findings are likely to apply in the United States as well. The study was observational, so it shows a link rather than proof of cause, and it rested on only 140 cases, with regular soda drinkers also more likely to smoke and eat more red meat.

People who drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87 percent higher risk of pancreatic cancer than people who drank none, in a study that followed 60,524 adults in Singapore for 14 years. The group drinking at that level averaged about five soft drinks a week, while fruit juice showed no similar link. Researchers suggest that high sugar levels may raise insulin in the body, which could help pancreatic cancer cells grow, and say the findings are likely to apply in the United States as well. The study was observational, so it shows a link rather than proof of cause, and it rested on only 140 cases, with regular soda drinkers also more likely to smoke and eat more red meat.

People who drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87 percent higher risk of pancreatic cancer than people who drank none, in a study that followed 60,524 adults in Singapore for 14 years. The group drinking at that level averaged about five soft drinks a week, while fruit juice showed no similar link. Researchers suggest that high sugar levels may raise insulin in the body, which could help pancreatic cancer cells grow, and say the findings are likely to apply in the United States as well. The study was observational, so it shows a link rather than proof of cause, and it rested on only 140 cases, with regular soda drinkers also more likely to smoke and eat more red meat.