One sugary drink daily creates diabetes risk
Friday May 1st, 2015
Many people could dramatically cut their risk of developing diabetes simply by replacing one sugary drink a day by water or unsweetened tea or coffee, researchers reveal today.
The
single lifestyle change would cut the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
by between 14% and 25%, according to a study in Norfolk, UK.
The findings come from a major project studying the lifestyle of more than 25,000 people.
Researchers were able to study the eating habits of these people over 11 years - during which 847 people were diagnosed for the first time with type 2 diabetes.
This found that for every extra 5% of energy intake in the diet provided by sweet drinks, the risk of diabetes increased by 18%.
The study , reported in the journal Diabetologia, linked soft drinks and sweetened milk beverages to increased diabetes risk.
Researcher Dr Nita Forouhi, of Cambridge University, UK, said: "The good news is that our study provides evidence that replacing a daily serving of a sugary soft drink or sugary milk drink with water or unsweetened tea or coffee can help to cut the risk of diabetes, offering practical suggestions for healthy alternative drinks for the prevention of diabetes."
Diabetologia 1 May 2015
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