The study is observational, so it is not possible for the researchers to state that sugar is a cause of cancer. So it’s not so odd that we observe this association for fruit juices,” said Touvier.īut public health agencies say that fruit juices are a little bit better because they contain some vitamins and a little bit of fibre, she added.
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“The main driver of the association seems to be sugar, so when we just look at the sugar content per 100ml, regular Coke or 100% orange juice, for instance, are quite the same. If you consume from time to time a sugary drink it won’t be a problem, but if you drink at least one glass a day it can raise the risk of several diseases – here, maybe cancer, but also with a high level of evidence, cardiometabolic diseases.”įruit juices showed the same association with cancer as colas. “The recommendation from several public health agencies is to consume less than one drink per day.
“As usual with nutrition, the idea is not to avoid foods, just to balance the intake,” said Dr Mathilde Touvier, who led the research, from Inserm, the French national institute of health and medical research. That does not mean nobody should ever drink them. “When the group of sugary drinks was split into 100% fruit juices and other sugary drinks, the consumption of both beverage types was associated with a higher risk of overall cancer,” it says.Ĭutting down on the amount of sugary drinks we all consume, together with sugar taxes and restrictions on marketing, might help reduce the cancer burden, say the authors. The study, published in the BMJ, finds the association with cancer is just as strong with fruit juices as it is with colas.
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