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Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages contributes to a substantial number of new type 2 diabetes cases in the USA and UK, estimated at 1.8 million and 79,000 excess events over 10 years, respectively.
On a population level, reducing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption could prevent approximately 1.8 million new diabetes cases in the USA and 79,000 in the UK over a decade. This highlights the importance of public health policies aimed at reducing SSB availability and consumption.
Under assumption of causality, consumption of sugar sweetened beverages over years may be related to a substantial number of cases of new onset diabetes.
Why this rating
Based on meta-analysis results applied to national survey data, assuming causality.
Source
Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and fruit juice and incidence of type 2 diabetes: systematic review, meta-analysis, and estimation of population attributable fraction
Fumiaki Imamura et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2016
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