Soft Drinks Could Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk

annierachel:

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!

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.

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5. anthropophagous reblogged this from rivertrash and added:

   us news write up and not any...actual research, this study doesn’t

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   i know, i know. pancreatic cancer, type 2 diabetes, tooth decay, loss of bone density. i’m pretty good about staying...

7. rivertrash reblogged this from lattershed and added:

   The death grip these corporations have over our food/eating habits in this country really makes me sad. I mean, yeah,...

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   if i were to drink a can of soda right now, i’d get a bad stomach ache and a sugar crash headache. i also think that...

9. rivertrash reblogged this from riograndegorgeous and added:

   not to preach at you Kari, but pancreatic cancer is far from the only risk you are taking by drinking tons of soda!

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    “COULD.” “MAY.” “WE CAN’T SPECULATE TOO MUCH ON...MECHANISM BECAUSE THIS IS AN...

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    I admit that occasionally (like once a month) I have a can of Diet Coke if I am feeling extremely tired and at the...

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    had exactly 1 can...past 5 years. soda

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