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Soda Drinkers Have Higher Cancer Risk

  • May 18, 2004

A study by researchers from India found that soda drinkers, who represent a huge percentage of the American population, may have an increased risk of developing esophageal (throat) cancer. During the last 50 years, per capita consumption of carbonated drinks in the United States has risen over 450 percent. Meanwhile, in the last 25 years rates of esophageal cancer have risen by more than 570 percent. Researchers found a significant correlation between the two rising trends. Interestingly,...