Want to live longer? Stop consuming soft drinks
5 years, 4 months ago

Want to live longer? Stop consuming soft drinks

Hindustan Times  

Greater consumption of sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened soft drinks is linked to a higher incidence of all-cause mortality, researchers have warned. Results for sugar-sweetened soft drinks provide further support to limit consumption “We found that higher soft drink intake was associated with a greater risk of death from any cause regardless of whether sugar-sweetened or artificially-sweetened drinks were consumed,” said study senior author Neil Murphy from International Agency for Research on Cancer in France. “Our results for sugar-sweetened soft drinks provide further support to limit consumption and to replace them with healthier beverages, preferably water,” Murphy said. The study found that drinking two or more glasses per day -- compared with less than one glass per month -- of soft drinks, sugar-sweetened soft drinks and artificially-sweetened soft drinks was associated with higher risk of death from all causes during an average follow-up of 16 years in which 41,693 deaths occurred.

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US faces 100,000 alcohol-related cancer cases annually, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warns
1 week, 3 days ago

US faces 100,000 alcohol-related cancer cases annually, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warns

India Today  

Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said while releasing a new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk. NEW: Today, I’m releasing a Surgeon General’s Advisory on the causal link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk. "This advisory lays out steps …

Drinking sugary drinks may increase your risk of death. Here are alternative options
1 week, 3 days ago

Drinking sugary drinks may increase your risk of death. Here are alternative options

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. “This is a public health crisis, requiring urgent action,” said the study’s senior author, Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, a cardiologist and director of the Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University. With the evidence, researchers created a comparative risk model and estimated that sugary drinks “cause more than 330,000 annual deaths from …

US Surgeon General urges cancer warnings for alcoholic drinks; links its consumption to seven types of cancer
1 week, 4 days ago

US Surgeon General urges cancer warnings for alcoholic drinks; links its consumption to seven types of cancer

Hindustan Times  

Alcoholic drinks should carry a label warning consumers about their cancer risks, the US Surgeon General said in an advisory on Friday, noting that their consumption increases the risk of developing breast, colon, liver and other cancers. Alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing breast, colon, liver and other cancers: US Surgeon General. Alcohol consumption linked to seven types of …

Some added sugar sources are worse than others for disease risk, study suggests
1 month ago

Some added sugar sources are worse than others for disease risk, study suggests

CNN  

CNN — Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Outside factors might be behind the association between low added sugar intake and increased cardiovascular risk, since there are no biological mechanisms to explain it, Janzi said. “Solid sugars are often part of foods that contain other nutrients like fiber, proteins, and fats.” Those nutrients slow digestion, meaning there …

Some added sugar sources are worse than others for disease risk, study suggests
1 month ago

Some added sugar sources are worse than others for disease risk, study suggests

CNN  

CNN — Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Outside factors might be behind the association between low added sugar intake and increased cardiovascular risk, since there are no biological mechanisms to explain it, Janzi said. “Solid sugars are often part of foods that contain other nutrients like fiber, proteins, and fats.” Those nutrients slow digestion, meaning there …

Consuming sugar-sweetened beverages may cause significant harm to health: Study
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Consuming sugar-sweetened beverages may cause significant harm to health: Study

India TV News  

Although drinking sugar-sweetened beverages like sodas, fruit punch, and lemonade—whether indoors or outdoors—is quite common, scientists warned on Monday that doing so might have serious negative health effects, including kidney and tooth infections as well as heart disease. Drinks with added sugar or other sweeteners, such as sucrose, high fructose corn syrup, or fruit juice concentrates, are sugar-sweetened beverages. Additives …

Diet soft drink getting you through the work day? Here’s what that may mean for your health
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Diet soft drink getting you through the work day? Here’s what that may mean for your health

Salon  

Many people are drinking less sugary soft drink than in the past. Instead of sugar, diet soft drinks contain artificial or natural sweeteners. Diet soft drinks are marketed as healthier alternatives to regular soft drinks, particularly for people who want to reduce their sugar intake or manage their weight. People who drink diet soft drinks regularly and often are more …

Sugary soda and processed meats are just a few ultraprocessed foods that may shorten your life
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sugary soda and processed meats are just a few ultraprocessed foods that may shorten your life

Salon  

An unpublished study, presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition in Chicago, found that increased consumption of ultraprocessed foods may shorten lifespans by more than 10%. The study analyzed dietary data from nearly 541,000 participants — ages 50 to 71 — in the US National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study conducted in 1995. …

Intake of ultra-processed foods associated with increased risk of death, study reveals
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Intake of ultra-processed foods associated with increased risk of death, study reveals

Hindustan Times  

Older persons who reported consuming more ultra-processed foods were nearly 10 per cent more likely to die after a median follow-up of 23 years than older adults who reported consuming less processed food, according to a recent study. The study observed that highly processed meat and soft drinks were a couple of the subgroups of ultra-processed food most strongly associated …

Drinking seven cans of Diet Coke per week linked to deadly heart condition suffered by President Joe Biden, study warns
10 months, 1 week ago

Drinking seven cans of Diet Coke per week linked to deadly heart condition suffered by President Joe Biden, study warns

Daily Mail  

Drinking seven or more cans of diet pop per week could raise the risk of long-term heart issues, a study suggests. They found that those who drank more than two liters, roughly seven cans, of artificially sweetened beverages like diet soda per week had a 20 percent higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation than those who didn't drink them. People …

The drinks that increase your risk of heart conditions revealed
10 months, 1 week ago

The drinks that increase your risk of heart conditions revealed

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And those who drank similar amounts of beverages containing added sugar – with ingredients such …

Women who consume soft drinks daily at higher risk of liver cancer; 5 side effects explained
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Women who consume soft drinks daily at higher risk of liver cancer; 5 side effects explained

Hindustan Times  

Women who consume sugar-sweetened beverages once or more daily are at a higher risk of developing diseases like liver cancer and chronic hepatitis, says an observational study led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Soft drinks being high in sugar and soda pose grave risk to a person's overall health and puts one at risk of obesity, diabetes, cancer, …

Daily sugar-sweetened drinks linked to liver problems in older women, report finds
1 year, 5 months ago

Daily sugar-sweetened drinks linked to liver problems in older women, report finds

CNN  

CNN — More than 6 in 10 adults in the United States drink sugar-sweetened beverages on a daily basis. For older women, that might mean a higher risk of liver cancer and death from chronic liver disease, a new study finds. Compared with women who consumed fewer sugar-sweetened beverages less frequently, those who drank sugary beverages every day faced higher …

Diet Coke safe as long as you don’t drink 14 cans every day, WHO says after aspartame cancer fears
1 year, 6 months ago

Diet Coke safe as long as you don’t drink 14 cans every day, WHO says after aspartame cancer fears

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} An artificial …

Sweetener found in Diet Coke will be declared as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans', report claims
1 year, 6 months ago

Sweetener found in Diet Coke will be declared as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans', report claims

Daily Mail  

An artificial sweetener added to thousands of fizzy drinks, chewing gums and low-calorie foods will be declared a potential cancer risk, a bombshell report claimed today. Particular products containing aspartame — which entered the market in the 1980s — include Diet Coke, Dr Pepper and some Fanta flavours, as well as Extra chewing gum and Muller Light yoghurts. Particular products …

Is sugar actually "better for you" than artificial sweeteners?
1 year, 7 months ago

Is sugar actually "better for you" than artificial sweeteners?

Salon  

This article was originally published on The Conversation. For body fatness, the randomized controlled trials showed those consuming more artificial sweeteners had slightly lower weight — an average of 0.71kg — than those consuming less or no artificial sweeteners. Higher intakes of artificial sweeteners were associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and death in the …

The bitter truth about artificial sweeteners, as per WHO
1 year, 7 months ago

The bitter truth about artificial sweeteners, as per WHO

Live Mint  

Think twice before drinking a diet soda, or using no-sugar sweeteners in your morning coffee. The news agency Agence France-Presse, published findings by the World Health Organisation that said, “Artificial sweeteners, used to replace sugar in a vast range of products, do not help in losing weight and can have serious health effects.” The story reported that WHO’s new guidelines …

Limit sugary drinks to one per week, researchers say
1 year, 9 months ago

Limit sugary drinks to one per week, researchers say

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. High dietary sugar consumption is generally more harmful than beneficial for health, especially in …

Could our love affair with sugar and artificial sweeteners literally break our hearts?
1 year, 10 months ago

Could our love affair with sugar and artificial sweeteners literally break our hearts?

LA Times  

Candy — all that sugar! Now artificial sweeteners have been associated with higher risk of “adverse cardiac events.” I love sugar and, as a kid, I had a lot of cavities. In Harvard Health’s bulletin, nutrition professor Frank Hu, who led the study, said, “Excess sugar’s impact on obesity and diabetes is well documented, but one area that may surprise …

Is one glass wine a day healthy? WHO busts common myths about alcohol
1 year, 11 months ago

Is one glass wine a day healthy? WHO busts common myths about alcohol

Live Mint  

For far too long, we have believed that alcohol is good for health if consumed in moderation and, one glass of wine or a peg of scotch have several health benefits. “It causes at least seven types of cancer, including the most common cancer types, such as bowel cancer and female breast cancer.” The UN health agency also cited that …

Grab Your Morning Coffee Right Away! New Studies Show Lower Death Risk
2 years, 4 months ago

Grab Your Morning Coffee Right Away! New Studies Show Lower Death Risk

News 18  

For many of us, a freshly brewed cup of coffee is the driving factor to wake up in the morning and fight off the grogginess. Now, a new study has found that people who drank moderate amounts of coffee were less likely to die in a 7-year follow-up period. Researchers from China’s Southern Medical University in Guangzhou used data from …

Coffee drinkers at lower risk of early death, study suggests
2 years, 7 months ago

Coffee drinkers at lower risk of early death, study suggests

The Independent  

Coffee drinkers have a lower risk of an early death, according to a new study - whether they add sugar or not. open image in gallery Previous studies found that drinking coffee can reduce the risk of heart diseases and other illnesses which may result in death Now, researchers in China have evaluated how much sugar in coffee impacts the …

Artificial sweeteners linked to breast and obesity cancers in new study
2 years, 9 months ago

Artificial sweeteners linked to breast and obesity cancers in new study

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The link between artificial sweeteners and cancer reported in this study does not imply causation …

Diet soft drinks aren't worse for you than their sugary counterparts. Here's why
4 years, 11 months ago

Diet soft drinks aren't worse for you than their sugary counterparts. Here's why

ABC  

I have a demon sweet tooth and don't mind the odd fizzy, sugary drink. But while it's well known that sugary soft drinks are bad for your health, there's also a fair bit of scepticism around about drinks that are sweetened with things that aren't sugar. Just because some sugar-free sweeteners come from "natural" sources doesn't make them better, said …

Study finds that sweetened drinks cause more harm than eating sugary foods
5 years, 2 months ago

Study finds that sweetened drinks cause more harm than eating sugary foods

Firstpost  

Five researchers found in a clinical study that drinking sweetened beverages may be worse for health than eating sugary foods. Five researchers — four from China and one from the UK’s University of Aberdeen — found in a clinical study that drinking sweetened beverages may be worse for health than eating sugary foods. In addition to weight gain, eating too …

Want to live longer? Stop consuming soft drinks
5 years, 4 months ago

Want to live longer? Stop consuming soft drinks

India Today  

Greater consumption of sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened soft drinks is linked to a higher incidence of all-cause mortality, researchers have warned. "We found that higher soft drink intake was associated with a greater risk of death from any cause regardless of whether sugar-sweetened or artificially-sweetened drinks were consumed," said study senior author Neil Murphy from International Agency for Research on Cancer …

Two Glasses of Cola a Day Can Kill You Faster, Says New Study
5 years, 4 months ago

Two Glasses of Cola a Day Can Kill You Faster, Says New Study

News 18  

If you are a soft drink addict and constantly thrive on coloured, flavoured colas then you must be cautious now and restrict from having them here on. A recent study has found out that consumption of soft drinks, whether sweetened with sugar of artificial sweeteners may be associated with an increased risk of premature death. According to the latest study …

Now fruit juice is linked to a higher cancer risk
5 years, 6 months ago

Now fruit juice is linked to a higher cancer risk

Live Mint  

Paris: Drinking soda doesn’t just threaten to make us fat, it could be linked to a higher risk of cancer, judging from a new study. When people drank the same amount of unsweetened fruit juice, they were also more likely to develop cancer, the researchers found. The researchers tracked 97 beverages and 12 artificially sweetened ones, including carbonated ones, sports …

Daily drink of fruit juice can increase the risk of cancer by 12%, major study suggests
5 years, 6 months ago

Daily drink of fruit juice can increase the risk of cancer by 12%, major study suggests

Daily Mail  

Just one glass of fruit juice or sugary tea a day significantly raises the risk of cancer, a major study suggests. The academics, writing last night in the British Medical Journal, said: 'These data support the relevance of existing nutritional recommendations to limit sugary drink consumption, including 100 per cent fruit juice, as well as policy actions, such as taxation …

Multiple Sclerosis definition and cause; Here's why people with MS shouldn't consume sugar-sweetened drinks
5 years, 10 months ago

Multiple Sclerosis definition and cause; Here's why people with MS shouldn't consume sugar-sweetened drinks

India TV News  

As per National Multiple Sclerosis Society, "Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body." People with multiple sclerosis consuming 290 calories of soda or other sugar-sweetened beverages a day may be tied to more severe symptoms, researchers warn. The study …

No evidence swapping sugar for artificial sweeteners helps weight loss, major review warns
6 years ago

No evidence swapping sugar for artificial sweeteners helps weight loss, major review warns

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners used in Diet Coke and other …

Sweeteners are NOT healthier than sugar
6 years ago

Sweeteners are NOT healthier than sugar

Daily Mail  

Artificial sweeteners are no healthier than real sugar and may even be harmful, a study has claimed. A review of 56 studies on sweeteners found no significant differences in people's weight, blood sugar or oral health when compared with people who eat sugar. 'Non-sugar sweeteners remain far better than sugar sweetened beverages given lack of calories in the former, and …

Drinking diet drinks 'could increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes'
6 years, 3 months ago

Drinking diet drinks 'could increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes'

Daily Mail  

Diet drinks and artificial sweeteners that many use to cut their sugar consumption could actually put them at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research suggests. Low-calorie sweeteners which are used in many diet drinks were linked to changes in bacteria in the gut that could increase the risk of diabetes Many people at risk of diabetes, such as those …

WHAT ARE THE FEARS OVER SWEETENERS? AND WHAT DOES THE SCIENCE SHOW?
6 years, 3 months ago

WHAT ARE THE FEARS OVER SWEETENERS? AND WHAT DOES THE SCIENCE SHOW?

Daily Mail  

In an era of obesity and diabetes, there is more focus on sweeteners and sugar alternatives than ever before. OBESITY AND DIABETES A study published in April this year from the Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University linked artificial sweeteners to obesity and diabetes, claiming sweeteners change how the body processes fat and uses energy. GUT BACTERIA Leading gut …

No Amount Of Alcohol Is Good For Your Health, Global Study Says
6 years, 4 months ago

No Amount Of Alcohol Is Good For Your Health, Global Study Says

NPR  

No Amount Of Alcohol Is Good For Your Health, Global Study Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Peter Forest/Getty Images for Starz Peter Forest/Getty Images for Starz Countless scientific studies have espoused the idea that a glass of red wine a day can be good for the heart, but a new, sweeping global study published in The Lancet on Friday …

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