Colorectal cancer diagnoses have increased among people under age 50 in recent years, and researchers are seeking reasons why. A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found a link between drinking sugar-sweetened beverages and an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer in women under age 50. The findings suggest that heavy consumption of sugary drinks during adolescence (ages 13 to 18) and adulthood can increase the disease risk.
The study included over 95,000 women and concluded that drinking two or more sugar sweetened drinks (mostly sodas and sweetened fruit juices) more than doubled the risk for early-onset colorectal cancers. Each additional drink beyond two increased the risk by another 16%.
Replacing the sugary drinks with artificially sweetened drinks, coffee or milk actually reduced the cancer risk by more than 35%.
And, well, there is always water.
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