Avoiding sugary drinks, according to a major study of postmenopausal women, may help reduce the risk of getting liver cancer According to a study of more than 90,000 postmenopausal women, those who regularly drank at least one sugar-sweetened beverage had a 78% increased chance of getting liver can
In comparison to women who never drank these beverages or who drank fewer than three servings per month, those who consumed one or more sugar-sweetened beverages daily had a 78% higher risk of developing liver cancer, and those who drank at least one soft drink daily had a 73% higher risk.
“Our findings suggest sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is a potential modifiable risk factor for liver cancer,” said Longgang Zhao, a doctoral candidate at the, the study’s lead author. “If our findings are confirmed, reducing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption might serve as a public health strategy to reduce liver cancer burden. Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with water, and non-sugar-sweetened coffee or tea could significantly lower liver cancer risk.
Data from 90,504 postmenopausal women who took part in the Women’s Health Initiative, a long-term study that was started in the early 1990s, were evaluated for the current study. In the middle of the 1990s, participants filled out baseline questionnaires, and they were followed for a median of 18 years. Researchers used validated food frequency questionnaires to measure sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and medical records to confirm liver cancer diagnoses.
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