The association of sweetened beverage intake with risk of type 2 diabetes in an Australian population: A longitudinal study

Habitual drinking of sweetened beverages may give rise to type 2 diabetes in men and women.

This study was carried out to unravel the puzzle linking sweetened beverage consumption with the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Researchers followed more than 35,000 Australian men and women, monitoring the sugary beverage drinking habits and type 2 diabetes incidence rates in the study population. 

Researchers found out that high consumers of sugary drinks had increased propensity to suffer from type 2 diabetes. The data from this study indicate that fondness for sweetened beverages may facilitate the development of type 2 diabetes in men and women.