A new study coordinated by researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) examined the association between total sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened soda consumption and subsequent total and cause-specific death. The study included data from more than 450,000 people, with an average follow-up period of more than 16 years. Compared to participants who drank less than one glass of sugar-sweetened or artificially sweetened soft drinks per month, participants who drank two or more glasses of these drinks per day had a higher risk of all-cause death.
In addition, consumption of two or more glasses of artificially sweetened soft drinks per day was found to be positively associated with deaths from circulatory diseases, and consumption of one or more glasses of sugar-sweetened soft drinks per day was found to be positively associated with deaths from digestive diseases.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization.
