{"id":102847,"date":"2026-08-18T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T22:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=102847"},"modified":"2026-08-18T07:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:27:27","slug":"most-americans-drink-one-soda-per-day-study-links-soda-consumption-to-increased-risk-of-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/other-news\/most-americans-drink-one-soda-per-day-study-links-soda-consumption-to-increased-risk-of-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans drink one soda per day–study links soda consumption to increased risk of cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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USA Today<\/em>\u00a0reported the following:<\/p>\n

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Most Americans drink at least one soda a day, which has been linked to gastric cancer<\/h2>\n

https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/videos\/news\/2026\/08\/18\/sugar-sweetened-drinks-linked-to-higher-gastric-cancer-risk\/91349491007\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Cracking open that can of\u00a0soda<\/a>\u00a0each day may be raising your\u00a0risk of certain cancers<\/a>, according to new research.<\/p>\n

In the study, published Aug. 17 in the Gastro Hep Advances journal, Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute researchers found that consuming at least one sugar-sweetened beverage per day is associated with more than twice the risk of developing\u00a0gastric cancer<\/a>\u00a0compared to rarely consuming them. The findings were based on decades of data from more than 100,000 people.<\/p>\n

Across the United States, 63% of adults aged 18 or older reported drinking sugar-sweetened beverages\u00a0one or more times daily<\/a>, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the study, sugar sweetened beverages included regular soda, energy drinks and juice with added sugars.<\/p>\n