I just ran across an interesting study on the effects of soft drink consumption on the risk of pancreatic cancer. Apparently the consumption of two or more soft drinks per week increases your risk of pancreatic cancer by a whopping 87%.
Of course, this is an 87% increase in a rather small number, but still… Pancreatic cancer is a very scary disease, with a 5% five year survival rate. I guess this is just one more reason to avoid soft drinks.
While the researchers aren’t sure of the underlying cause of this relationship, they suspect it has to do with the sugar in soft drinks increasing the insulin level in the body. This, in turn, could contribute to pancreatic cancer cell growth.
Not surprisingly, the beverage industry has taken exception to this research.
Source: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
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I’m so glad I gave soft drinks up!