Don't be sugary! Study: Fruit juice sugar increases cancer risk

According to the Hong Kong Dagong Daily, a recent study in the British Medical Journal showed that the daily intake of more than 100 ml of sugary beverage (containing more than 5% sugar) or pure fruit juice would increase the risk of cancer by 18%. Under the same conditions, the intake of more than 100 milliliters of soda beverage will also increase the incidence of breast cancer by 22%.

It is reported that the study lasted 9 years. From 2009 to 2018, a total of 10,1257 French adults were sampled. The male-female ratio of the sample was 21:79, with an average age of 42 years. The disturbance factors included age, sex, education level, family history and so on. According to the intake of sugary drinks and their cancer status of the sample members, it was found that the intake of sugary drinks was related to the prevalence of specific types of cancer, such as breast cancer, pancreatic cancer and liver cancer. Because of the lack of data on prostate cancer and bowel cancer in the sample, it is difficult to determine the association between these two cancers and beverage intake. Researchers speculate that sugar in drinks causes fat accumulation near the liver and pancreas, which increases the incidence of cancer. The article also suggests that the increase of sugar tax and the management of soft drink marketing will help to reduce the incidence of cancer.