For the study, data from 36 studies on people who consumed five or more sugary beverages a week and risk factors of the soda were analysed by researchers.
New Delhi: Just two cans of soda every week is suffiecient enough to increase
your risk of heart disease, stroke, hypertension and diabetes, a new research
has warned.
According to a report in the Daily Mail, consuming a 12-ounce can of soda
raises blood pressure. The study further noted that a small of amount on a
weekly basis can increase risk of metabolic syndrome.
Previous studies have associated such drinks with obesity and other health
issues, but the growing consumption of these drinks, especially among the
youth, has triggered concerns.
For the study, data from 36 studies on people who consumed five or more
sugary beverages a week and risk factors of the soda were analysed by
researchers.
A 17% decrease in insulin sensitivity was found in those who drank sugary
drinks for 10 weeks. Researchers also found a link between the soda,
hypertension and heart disease.
“The increased prevalence of cardiometabolic disorders is strongly linked to
greater urbanization and the adoption of detrimental lifestyle choices that
include sedentary behaviour, smoking and poor dietary preferences," study
author Professor Faadiel Essop, of Stellenbosch University in South Africa,
told the Daily Mail.
Adding, "For example, excess sugar consumption has surfaced as one of the
most prominent global dietary changes during the past few decades and is
considered a primary driver of cardiometabolic diseases onset."
Essop has also stressed upon the importance of "public education about the
harmful effects of excess consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages".
The findings were originally published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.
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