A new study found that drinking sugary drinks daily can increase one’s risk of contracting a cardiovascular disease. The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, looked at data from 106,000 women over 20 years. The researchers discovered that women who drink sugary beverages daily had a 20% greater likelihood of being diagnosed with a cardiovascular disease, as Fast Company detailed:
The researchers relied on survey data from the decades-long California Teachers Study and inpatient hospitalization records in the state. They wrote that their findings “expand the literature on unfavorable effects of [sugar-sweetened beverage] intake.”
That literature includes a 2012 study from the Harvard School of Public Health, which found that men who drink one sugary drink per day have a 20% greater likelihood of coronary heart disease compared to men who don’t. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, meanwhile, continues to urge adults and kids to cut back on sugary drinks and instead turn to—you guessed it—water.
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I'm either nuts or we've known this for at least 50 years.
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