For generations, the sweetened drink has been a fixture of daily American life — unremarkable, ubiquitous, and largely unconsidered. Now, a landmark study following more than 112,000 people across 36 years has found that those who consume at least one sugary beverage daily face a risk of stomach cancer 2.45 times greater than those who abstain, marking the first time this association has been documented in an American population. The finding does not yet prove causation, but it places one of humanity's most ordinary habits inside a much larger and more sobering story about what we choose to co
Daily Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Linked to 2.45x Higher Stomach Cancer Risk
Gastric cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death worldwide; sugary beverages linked to over 180,000 deaths annually globally.