Yes, I know this was on the 7pm Project tonight but it's topical and it's relevant. According to a study carried out by the University of Minnesota and the National University of Singapore, I can now add soft drinks to the already-giant list of Stuff That Will Kill Me. Other members of that list include cling wrap, plastic water bottles, aerosol deodorants, red meat and aspartame.
The scientists followed more than 60,000 men and woment over 14 years and of those, 140 people died from pancreatic cancer. Those who consumed soft drinks more than once a week (the article is a bit shaky on the frequency so maybe we'll go with regularly) were found to have almost twice the risk of contracting the cancer, after taking other control issues such as red meat consumption into account.
The link: high consumption of sugary soft drinks causes the pancreas to secrete more insulin, which has been found to cause an increase in the number of cancer cells.
So there's a seven in 3000 chance that I might get pancreatic cancer (big leap, but let me have my numerical inacuracy please) due to my soft drink consumption. Is this a common ailment in diabetics, I wonder. Ooh, ooh, hang on - loophole! Diet soft drinks are less likely to cause the cancer as they aren't made from sugar. Diet Coke - we're still on as soon. The first day of May is looking better and better.
ABC: Soft drink doubles pancreatic cancer risk: study
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