People who drink two or more sugary soft drinks per week have an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, a rare and deadly tumor.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota made up to 60,524 men and women in the Chinese Health Study in Singapore for 14 years, time during which 140 volunteers developed the disease.
Those who consumed the amount of soda had 87% higher risk of developing pancreatic tumor. Those who drank more fruit juice than soft drinks did not have the same risk.
It should be that high levels of sugar in soft drinks may increase the level of insulin produced by the body, contributing to the pancreatic cancer cells grow, said Mark Pereira, director of the study.
A can of soda contains approximately 355 milliliters of 130 calories, almost all sugar.
“Singapore is a rich country with an excellent health care system.’s Favorite pastimes are eating and shopping, so the findings should be applicable to other Western countries,” added Pereira.
Other studies have linked pancreatic cancer with red meat, especially the burnt or charred. (more…)
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