The Claim

Each additional daily serving of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with a 4% increase in overall cancer risk (relative risk = 1.04, 95% confidence interval: 1.01-1.09) based on dose-response analysis of 20 prospective cohort studies.

Source: Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice and human cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies

What the research says

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Supports
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Correlation
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In plain English

Drinking one more sugary drink every day might raise your chance of getting cancer by about 4%, according to research that looked at many studies tracking people's habits over time.

See the scientific wording

Each additional daily serving of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with a 4% increase in overall cancer risk (RR=1.04, 95% CI: 1.01-1.09) based on dose-response analysis of 20 prospective cohort studies.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice and human cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies

    The study looked at sugary drinks and found that each extra drink per day raises cancer risk by 4%, just like the claim says.

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