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Drinking two or more daily sugar-sweetened beverages in adulthood is linked to a doubling in the risk of bowel cancer before the age of 50 at least in women, finds research published online in the journal
Gut.
And each daily serving is associated with a 16% higher risk, rising to 32% per daily serving during the teenage years, the findings indicate.
Cases of bowel cancer diagnosed before the age of 50, formally known as early onset colorectal cancer, have been increasing in many high income countries over the past two decades. But itâs not clear why.
In the US, adults born around 1990 run twice the risk of colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer of adults born around 1950.
Sugary soda linked to colorectal cancer in women Women who consumed two or more eight ounce servings of sugary soda per day had more than twice the risk of early-onset colorectal cancer. Research suggests that sugary soda may have a link to early colorectal cancer in women. Getty
Loading up on sugar-sweetened soda during adolescence and adulthood is tied to an increased risk of colorectal cancer in women under 50, a new study has found.
The research, published in the journal Gut, explored the connection between the early appearance of the deadly disease and the rising popularity of sugary soda over the past 20 years.
Research in women under 50 years of age finds that drinking two or more sugary drinks per day is linked with double the risk of early onset colorectal cancer.
Sugary beverage consumption in adolescence, young adulthood associated with increased risk
May 6, 2021 SHARE A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine has found a link between consuming sugary drinks and an increased risk of colorectal cancer among women under 50. The findings could help explain the rising rates of colorectal cancer among younger adults. (Photo: Getty Images)
Colorectal cancer diagnoses have increased among people under age 50 in recent years and researchers are seeking reasons why. A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found a link between drinking sugar-sweetened beverages and an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer in women under age 50. The findings suggest that heavy consumption of sugary drinks during adolescence (ages 13 to 18) and adulthood can increase the disease risk.