The research suggests that one small drink a day can increase the risk by 16%, and this percentage jumps to 33% during adolescence.
The study includes all types of carbonated drinks – from juices to sports drinks.
The worrying finding could be contributing to an alarming rise in rates of early-onset colorectal cancer – a type of cancer which is the second deadliest type in the UK.
Interestingly, the study found that replacing carbonated drinks with artificially sweetened drinks, coffee or whole or semi-skimmed milk reduces the risk by 17-36%, according to Express.
This finding comes from tracking the eating habits of 95,464 female nurses in the United States, aged between 25 and 42, reports Wales Online. Over a nearly 24-year period beginning in 1991, these women reported their food and beverage consumption using validated questionnaires every four years. In addition, 41,272 participants noted what they consumed between the ages of 13 and 18.
During the study, 109 participants were diagnosed with bowel cancer before their 50th birthday.
The study, which was published in the journal Gut, is groundbreaking in its link between sugary drinks and an increased risk of bowel cancer in adulthood.
(source: AFP)
Source: jurnalul.ro
