date:Mar 20, 2013
m diabetes, heart disease and cancer were linked to sugary drinks.
The investigators examined changes in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and then its association with change in body fatness or BMI (body mass index), and subsequent deaths from cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer, says Rachel Johnson, professor of nutrition at the University of Vermont in Burlington, who was not involved in the study.
Scientists found that more people died from diabetes, heart disease and cancer in