Thursday, February 11, 2010

Soda (and Sugar) Cause Pancreatic Cancer


A University of Minnesota study finds that soda consumption is linked with increased risks of developing pancreatic cancer.

(CBS) Mothers have warned for decades that drinking too much soda might cause cavities, but those sugar-laden beverages may expose people to a much greater risk -- cancer. A recently released study from the University of Minnesota finds that people who drink as few as two soft drinks a week face almost double the risk of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease, according to a report by CBS station WCCO-TV. "Their risk of getting pancreatic cancer over the time period of the study was almost two times higher than their counterparts who were consuming little or no sugar-sweetened beverages in the study," said Dr. Mark Pereira. More>>

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