Sugary Drinks and Cancer
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice and human cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies
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Drinking lots of sugary drinks might make you more likely to get cancer.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Drinking lots of sugary drinks might make you more likely to get cancer.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 539 / 100
Evidence Score
The highest quality evidence. These studies systematically search, appraise, and synthesize results from multiple individual studies, providing the most reliable summary of current knowledge.
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Drinking sugary drinks quickly puts a lot of sugar into your blood, which can create conditions in your body that might help cancer grow because these drinks don't have fiber, don't make you feel full, and get absorbed really fast.
Drinking sugary drinks like soda might raise your chance of getting cancer by about 12% compared to drinking very little, according to a big review of many studies.
Drinking a lot of sugary drinks like soda might make you more likely to die from cancer, especially breast cancer.
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.
Drinking more fruit juice might slightly raise your chances of getting cancer, according to some big studies that looked at people's habits over time.