Just one soft drink a day could increase cancer risk, study finds

Researchers hail ‘surprising’ findings about sugar after analysing more than 3,000 cases

People who regularly consume at least one sugary soft drink a day, no matter the size of their waist, could be at increased risk of cancer, according to a new study.

Researchers from Cancer Council Victoria and University of Melbourne studied more than 35,000 Australians who developed 3,283 cases of obesity-related cancers.

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Continue reading... February 22, 2018 at 03:40AM