Are sugary drinks causing cancer?

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Are sugary drinks causing cancer?
  1. Sugary drinks - including fruit juice and fizzy pop - may increase the risk of cancer, French scientists say.
    1. A drink is with more than 5% sugar

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      • https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48446924#sa-link_location=story-body&intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fhealth-48939671&intlink_ts=1601029374570-sa
      1. Including fruit juice (even with no added sugar), soft drinks, sweetened milkshakes, energy drinks and tea or coffee with sugar stirred in.
      2. Drinking an extra 100ml of sugary drinks a day - about two cans a week - would increase the risk of developing cancer by 18%.
        1. For every 1,000 people in the study, there were 22 cancers.
          1. 2,193 cancers found during the study
            1. 693 were breast cancers
              1. 291 were prostate cancers
                1. 166 were colorectal cancers
            2. People who drank the most (about 185ml a day) had more cancer cases than those who drank the least (less than 30ml a day).
              1. Obesity is a major cause of some cancers - and excessive consumption of sugary drinks would increase the odds of putting on weight.

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                • https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48826850#sa-link_location=story-body&intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fhealth-48939671&intlink_ts=1601029430957-sa
                1. "Sugary drinks are known to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, overweight, obesity and diabetes "
                  1. of existing nutritional recommendations to limit sugary drink consumption, including 100% fruit juice, as well as policy actions,
                    1. taxation
                      1. marketing
                    2. The UK introduced a sugar tax in 2018, with manufacturers having to pay a levy on high-sugar drinks they produce.
                      1. "Soft drinks are safe to consume as part of a balanced diet.
                        1. "The soft drinks industry recognises it has a role to play in helping to tackle obesity, which is why we have led the way in calorie and sugar reduction."
                          1. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48939671
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