Consumption of one-two sugary beverages like soft drinks and iced teas per day increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by 26 per cent besides putting people at a consistently high risk of high blood pressure.
Consumption of one-two sugary beverages like soft drinks and iced teas per day increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by 26 per cent besides putting people at a consistently high risk of high blood pressure.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors, such as high blood pressure and excess body fat around the waist, that increase the risk of coronary artery disease, stroke and diabetes.
Many previous studies have examined the relationship between sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of diabetes and most have found positive associations but the following study provides an overall picture of the magnitude of risk and the consistency of the evidence.
The researchers did a meta-analysis that pooled 11 studies that examined the association between sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome. The studies included more than 300,000 participants in America. They compared people who drank one to two sweetened soft drinks, fruit drinks, iced tea, energy drinks or vitamin water every day with people who had one or no sweetened beverage over the course of a month to see, which group was more likely to develop type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome.
It was found that people who drank one to two sugary drinks per day had a 26 per cent higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and a 20 per cent higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome as compared to those who consumed less than one sugary drink per month. Drinking one 12 ounce (340 grams) serving per day raised the risk of type 2 diabetes by about 15 per cent.
While a number of factors are at work in the development of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, sugar-sweetened beverages represent one easily modifiable risk factor that if reduced are likely to make an impact.
People should limit sugar-sweetened drinks and replace them with healthy alternatives, such as water, to reduce risk of diabetes as well as obesity, gout, tooth decay and heart disease.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors, such as high blood pressure and excess body fat around the waist, that increase the risk of coronary artery disease, stroke and diabetes.
Many previous studies have examined the relationship between sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of diabetes and most have found positive associations but the following study provides an overall picture of the magnitude of risk and the consistency of the evidence.
The researchers did a meta-analysis that pooled 11 studies that examined the association between sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome. The studies included more than 300,000 participants in America. They compared people who drank one to two sweetened soft drinks, fruit drinks, iced tea, energy drinks or vitamin water every day with people who had one or no sweetened beverage over the course of a month to see, which group was more likely to develop type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome.
It was found that people who drank one to two sugary drinks per day had a 26 per cent higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and a 20 per cent higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome as compared to those who consumed less than one sugary drink per month. Drinking one 12 ounce (340 grams) serving per day raised the risk of type 2 diabetes by about 15 per cent.
While a number of factors are at work in the development of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, sugar-sweetened beverages represent one easily modifiable risk factor that if reduced are likely to make an impact.
People should limit sugar-sweetened drinks and replace them with healthy alternatives, such as water, to reduce risk of diabetes as well as obesity, gout, tooth decay and heart disease.
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