Monday, February 8, 2010

Soft Drink Consumption May Increase Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers found that there was a correlation between drinking sugary drinks and pancreatic cancer Photo: CORBIS

From The Telegraph:

Drinking two or more soft drinks a week can double the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a new study claims.

Researchers found that there was a correlation between drinking sugary drinks and the cancer which affects around 7,000 people in the UK every year.

They believe that the high sugar content increases the amount of insulin the pancreas produces which could be why they are more prone to cancer.

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1 comment:

Unknown said...

I don't drink a lot of soda, but that photo tempted me greatly to get one from the fridge. Thankfully we just had company over and we had one.