Dive Summary:
- New research based on the numbers in the 2010 Global Burden of Disease Study links drinking large amounts of sugary drinks to 180,000 deaths worldwide.
- These deaths, while not a direct link, are cause by things like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer, all of which are cause or exacerbated by sugary drinks.
- There was also a strong correlation between the drinking of these sugary drinks and low income families, painting a stark picture of the current U.S. economic and nutritional situation.
From the article:
"In the U.S., our research shows that about 25,000 deaths in 2010 were linked to drinking sugar-sweetened beverages," Gitanjali M. Singh, Ph.D., co-author of the study, said in a press statement.
The most number of diabetes deaths, i.e., 38,000, occurred in Latin America due to consumption of beverages in 2010. The largest number of cardiovascular deaths, i.e., 11,000 occurred in East/Central Eurasia due to sugary beverages. ...
