DRINKING a lot of sugary drinks may increase women's risk of mouth cancer, regardless of whether or not they smoke, according to US research published in JAMAOtolaryngology.
The study looked at data on over 160,000 women, 124 of whom developed mouth cancer over 30 years of follow-up.
Overall, women who drank one or more sugary drinks per day were almost five times as likely to develop mouth cancer as those who consumed less than one per month, which is equivalent to an extra three cases of mouth cancer per 100,000 people.
The findings suggest a previously unknown cause of mouth cancer in women, and further studies should see if the same is true among men.
Read the study HERE.
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