Replacing One Sugary Drink Per Day Cuts Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 09:40
in Health & Medicine
A new epidemiology paper correlates a 5 percent increase of a person's total energy intake provided by sweet drinks each day with an 18 percent greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes may increase by 18%. The authors estimate that replacing the daily consumption of one serving of a sugary drink with either water or unsweetened tea or coffee can lower the risk of developing diabetes by between 14% and 25%. read more