The Claim
Moderate consumption of sugary drinks is associated with a 61% higher odds of being in the least sustainable lifestyle quartile, and daily consumption is associated with an 82% higher odds of being in the least sustainable lifestyle quartile, demonstrating a dose-response relationship between sugary drink intake and unsustainable behaviors in adults across 14 Latin American and Spanish countries.
What the research says
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Adults in 14 Latin American and Spanish countries who drink sugary drinks moderately have 61% higher odds of engaging in the least sustainable lifestyle behaviors, and those who drink them daily have 82% higher odds.
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Moderate consumption of sugary drinks is associated with 61% higher odds of being in the least sustainable lifestyle quartile, and daily consumption increases this odds to 82%, indicating a dose-response relationship between sugary drink intake and unsustainable behaviors in adults across 14 Latin American and Spanish countries.
Drinking sugary drinks repeatedly over time changes how the brain rewards quick, easy pleasures, making people more likely to choose convenient but environmentally harmful habits like driving instead of walking or buying packaged goods instead of bulk items.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Sustainable Lifestyles: A Multicenter Study
People who drink sugary drinks every day are more likely to have habits that harm the environment, like using lots of plastic or driving instead of walking — and this study found they’re 82% more likely to fall into the least sustainable group compared to those who don’t drink them.
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