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Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes.
Regular drinking of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), such as soft drinks, fruit drinks, iced tea, energy drinks, and vitamin water drinks, may increase an individual's susceptibility to type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
This study was carried out to determine the relationship between habitual intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), such as soft drinks, fruit drinks, iced tea, energy drinks, and vitamin water drinks, and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Researchers conducted a meticulous meta-analysis on data extracted from 11 published studies.
The team of investigators discovered that a significant elevation in type 2 diabetes and metabolic risk is associated with increased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). Regular intake of sugar-sweetened beverages was found to increase the odds of developing type 2 diabetes by 26% in this study. The results of this study suggest that regular consumers of sugary beverages may be highly predisposed to type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
Research Summary Information
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2010
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Malik VS, Popkin BM, Bray GA, Després JP, Willett WC, Hu FB.
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Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Yes, Free full text of study was found:
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No. Source of funding disclosure not found
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No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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