Author: Brett Molina / Source: USA TODAY
You may want to replace that sweetened beverage with water.
A study published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation found an association between people who consume sugary drinks and an increased risk of death.
The observational study found adults who consumed more than two sweetened drinks a day had their risk of death increase by 21 percent over adults who drank less than one sweetened drink a month. For women, their risk increased by 25 percent, while the risk for men was up 12 percent.
The study also found sugary drinks were associated with a 31 percent increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease for both men and women.
Vasanti Malik, lead author of the study and a research scientist in the Department of Nutrition in the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said in an interview…
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