{"id":9647,"date":"2019-03-20T11:47:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T02:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.rftcjapan.org\/news\/harvard-researchers-say-soda-and-sports-drinks-increase-risk-of-dying-from-heart-disease-and-breast-and-colon-cancers-2\/"},"modified":"2019-03-20T11:47:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T02:47:09","slug":"harvard-researchers-say-soda-and-sports-drinks-increase-risk-of-dying-from-heart-disease-and-breast-and-colon-cancers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/en\/news\/harvard-researchers-say-soda-and-sports-drinks-increase-risk-of-dying-from-heart-disease-and-breast-and-colon-cancers\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard researchers say soda and sports drinks increase risk of dying from heart disease and breast and colon cancers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rftcjapan.org\/wpdata\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Untitled.001-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The more sugary drinks a person drinks, the greater their risk of dying from heart disease, the study finds. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sweet beverages were associated with moderately higher risk of dying from breast cancer or colon cancer <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The study adds to a growing body of research on how sugary drinks may negatively affect one&#8217;s health. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/angelica-lavito\/\">Angelica LaVito<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/angelicalavito\">@angelicalavito<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harvard researchers found that the more sweetened beverages a person drank, the greater their risk of dying from heart disease. In a study published Monday in the American Heart Association&#8217;s journal Circulation, they also found sugary drinks were associated with a moderately higher risk of dying from breast cancer or colon cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drinking artificially sweetened drinks did not produce the same effects. However, women who drank more than four diet beverages per day died at a higher rate than other groups, particularly from heart disease. Lead author Vasanti Malik warned that this statistic might be inflated because people could have switched from drinking regular soda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers also found that swapping sugary drinks for diet versions could moderately reduce a person&#8217;s risk of death, though they still recommend that people drink water. The study adds to a growing body of research suggesting that sugary drinks can cause people to gain weight and possibly lead to a slew of health conditions, including obesity, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The big picture is really starting to emerge,&#8221; said Malik, a research associate at Harvard&#8217;s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. &#8220;This is not random. 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