Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden studied diets of almost 80,000 men and women between 1997 and 2005. They found that drinking syrup based drinks and adding large quantities of sugar in their coffee or tea could lead to a higher risk of developing cancer of the pancreas.
The institute said in a statement "The researchers have now been able to show that the risk of developing pancreatic cancer is related to the amount of sugar in the diet". Out of the 80,000 men and women studied 131 eventually developed pancreatic cancer. The risk was 70 percent higher for those who added sugar to their drinks about five times a day.
The chance of developing pancreatic cancer is relatively small but it is important to learn about the risk factors of the disease.
1. Yet another detrimental effect of higher sugar intake. Good read!
Posted at 2:30AM on Nov 9th 2006 by A.K.Prabhu