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Consuming sugar-laden beverages such as sodas, energy drinks and sweetened fruit juices may increase the risk of developing various cancers, a new study has found.
"The objective of this study was to closely evaluate the risk factors of sugar consumption from sugar-sweetened beverages among cancer survivors and people not diagnosed with cancer," said Melinda Sothern, Professor at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Centre in the US.
"Recently growing evidence suggests a link between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and the risk of pancreatic and endometrial cancer, as well as the risk of colon cancer recurrence and death among cancer survivors," she said.
Lead author Tung-Sung Tseng, Associate Professor at LSU along with colleagues examined 22,182 adults from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2012 data.
The survey measured the consumption of sweetened fruit juices, sodas, fruit-flavored drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, sweetened teas and coffees and other sugar-sweetened drinks.
It also ascertained cancer, smoking and obesity status, as well as demographic characteristics including age, gender, race, educational level and poverty/income ratio.
For the overall study population, 15.7 per cent had high sugar intake from sugar-sweetened drinks.
People with no cancer history had a higher sugar intake than cancer survivors, although this could be due to other factors including older age and gender.
The sugar intake from sugar-sweetened beverages among women with cervical cancer history was much higher (60 grammes per day) compared to other cancer survivors who consumed only around 30-40 grammes per day.
Researchers also found that individuals who had high sugar intake (80 grammes per day sugar) from sugar-sweetened beverages were younger, male, black, obese, current smokers, low-income or had education levels at or below high school. "Although consuming added sugar is not recommended, people are not usually aware of how much sugar they get from sugar-sweetened beverages," said Tseng.
"The American Heart Association recommends a consumption goal of no more than 450 kilocalories of sugar-sweetened beverages or fewer than three 12-ounce cans of soda per week," he said.
The results show that sugar-sweetened beverage consumption behaviour varies across cancers and may be related to age. The study is published in the journal Translational Cancer Research.
"The objective of this study was to closely evaluate the risk factors of sugar consumption from sugar-sweetened beverages among cancer survivors and people not diagnosed with cancer," said Melinda Sothern, Professor at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Centre in the US.
"Recently growing evidence suggests a link between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and the risk of pancreatic and endometrial cancer, as well as the risk of colon cancer recurrence and death among cancer survivors," she said.
Lead author Tung-Sung Tseng, Associate Professor at LSU along with colleagues examined 22,182 adults from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2012 data.
The survey measured the consumption of sweetened fruit juices, sodas, fruit-flavored drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, sweetened teas and coffees and other sugar-sweetened drinks.
It also ascertained cancer, smoking and obesity status, as well as demographic characteristics including age, gender, race, educational level and poverty/income ratio.
For the overall study population, 15.7 per cent had high sugar intake from sugar-sweetened drinks.
People with no cancer history had a higher sugar intake than cancer survivors, although this could be due to other factors including older age and gender.
The sugar intake from sugar-sweetened beverages among women with cervical cancer history was much higher (60 grammes per day) compared to other cancer survivors who consumed only around 30-40 grammes per day.
Researchers also found that individuals who had high sugar intake (80 grammes per day sugar) from sugar-sweetened beverages were younger, male, black, obese, current smokers, low-income or had education levels at or below high school. "Although consuming added sugar is not recommended, people are not usually aware of how much sugar they get from sugar-sweetened beverages," said Tseng.
"The American Heart Association recommends a consumption goal of no more than 450 kilocalories of sugar-sweetened beverages or fewer than three 12-ounce cans of soda per week," he said.
The results show that sugar-sweetened beverage consumption behaviour varies across cancers and may be related to age. The study is published in the journal Translational Cancer Research.
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