People who drink a lot of sugary drinks have a high risk of developing cancer, researchers announced last week. However, the evidence cannot yet establish a direct connection between the two. The researchers said the findings of a large study in France suggest that limiting the amount of sugar-sweetened drinks may help reduce the number of cancer cases. Drinking sugary drinks has become more common worldwide in the last several decades. Sugar drinks are linked to obesity, the condition of being extremely overweight, which increases a person’s cancer risk. The study was published in the BMJ British medical journal. It looked at data from just over 100,000 French adults 21 percent of them men and 79 percent women. The researchers noted how many sugary drinks each of them had, and followed them for up to nine years -- between 2009 and 2018. The researchers measured their risk for all types of cancer, and some individual ones such as breast, colon and prostate cancers. The researchers adjusted for other possible cancer risks in each individual, including age, sex, educational level, family history, smoking and physical activity levels. The scientists found that a 100 milliliters increase in sugary drinks was linked to an 18 percent increased risk of overall cancer and a 22 percent increased risk of breast cancer.
Title: Study Finds Possible Link between Sugary Drinks, Cancer
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data-start-time='20396' data-end-time='37271'>The researchers said the findings of a large study in France suggest that limiting the amount of sugar-sweetened drinks may help reduce the number of cancer cases.</span> <span data-start-time='37271' data-end-time='46354'>Drinking sugary drinks has become more common worldwide in the last several decades.</span> <span data-start-time='46354' data-end-time='59354'>Sugar drinks are linked to obesity, the condition of being extremely overweight, which increases a person’s cancer risk.</span> <span data-start-time='59354' data-end-time='66667'>The study was published in the BMJ British medical journal.</span> <span data-start-time='66667' data-end-time='79833'> It looked at data from just over 100,000 French adults 21 percent of them men and 79 percent women.</span> <span data-start-time='66667' data-end-time='94542'>The researchers noted how many sugary drinks each of them had, and followed them for up to nine years -- between 2009 and 2018.</span> <span data-start-time='94542' data-end-time='109354'>The researchers measured their risk for all types of cancer, and some individual ones such as breast, colon and prostate cancers.</span> <span data-start-time='109354' data-end-time='128083'>The researchers adjusted for other possible cancer risks in each individual, including age, sex, educational level, family history, smoking and physical activity levels.</span> <span data-start-time='128083' data-end-time='151125'>The scientists found that a 100 milliliters increase in sugary drinks was linked to an 18 percent increased risk of overall cancer and a 22 percent increased risk of breast cancer.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' 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