Staying Healthy
How sweet it's not: Sugary drinks take a toll on health
In case you have not heard, imbibing too many sugary soft drinks is bad for you. Now we know just how bad. Sweetened sodas, sports drinks, and fruit drinks may be the cause of 25,000 deaths per year in the United States.
Harvard scientists presented the finding at a meeting held by the American Heart Association in New Orleans. The death toll resulting from sugary drinks was attributed to additional cases of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
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