A new 16-year study involving 350,000 people and published in the journal Diabetologia shows that there is a devastating effect from one of the most popular drinks on the market.
Just one drink per day can spike type 2 diabetes by a whopping 22%.
This same drink has been proven to worsen high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and a myriad of other health issues.
But there seems to be no stopping this drink’s popularity.
Researchers recently conducted an impressive study on about 350,000 people based throughout the UK, Denmark, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden, focusing their attention on the number of sugary drinks they consumed on a regular basis, among other lifestyle choices.
Approximately 12,000 of the subjects developed type 2 diabetes between 1991 and 2007.
Those who consumed only one 12-ounce soda per day had an 18% higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes than those who didn’t.
Those who were both overweight and consumed a 12-ounce drink per day were at a 22% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
And type 2 diabetes wasn’t the only problem sugary sodas caused. Those who drank two 12-ounce servings per day had an 18% higher risk of having a stroke than those who only drank one serving.