Study Links Sugary Beverages to 184,000 Annual Deaths
July 9, 2015

As if you needed another reason to switch to Syfo, according to a new study published in the journal Circulation, sugar-sweetened beverages cause an estimated 184,000 deaths each year across the globe.

The analysis compiled data drawn from death and disability statistics, factoring in rates of diabetes, heart disease and cancers from 2010. It also included consumption and dietary information from any sugar-sweetened sodas, fruit drinks, sports or energy drinks, sweetened iced teas or homemade sugary drinks such as frescas.

The conclusions of the study focused on the deaths caused by sugary drinks from the cumulative health impact. The breakdown of the deaths from sugary drinks in 2010 was predominantly from diabetes with 133,000 deaths, but there were also 45,000 associated deaths from cardiovascular diseases and an additional 6,450 cancer deaths related to the drinks.

The death toll appears skewed toward poorer parts of the world with about 76 percent of the total annual death toll occurring in nations with low or middle incomes. Predictably, the study also found that younger people are being more negatively affected by sugary beverages.

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You can read more about the study here.

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