Reading just this us news write up and not any of the actual research, this study doesn’t really seem super meaningful. Idk, there are probably good reasons not to drink pop (none of which are big enough to override my love of CO2 infused liquids) but this isn’t really one of them. I think this might be more about pop and diabetes/obesity and then diabetes and pancreatic cancer than pop and cancer.People who down two or more soft drinks a week may have double the risk of developing deadly pancreatic cancer, compared to non-soda drinkers, new research suggests.
“Soft drinks are linked with a higher risk of pancreatic cancer,” said Noel Mueller, lead author of a study appearing in the February issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. “We can’t speculate too much on the mechanism because this is an observational study, but the increased risk may be working through effects of the hormone insulin.”
okay, do you really need any more reasons not to drink soda, guys? FIGHT THE CORPORATE DEATH MACHINE!
Soft Drinks Could Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk
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I'm an 24 year old woman who works in various aspects of biomedical research, and is currently a grad student in Medical Anthropology & Public Health. I'm from Lansing, MI & currently live in Cleveland, OH. This is just a collection of things I think are neat.
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