Daily sugary fizzy drinks may triple stomach cancer risk in women, study finds

A large observational study spanning decades and more than 112,000 participants has surfaced a troubling pattern: those who drink sugary fizzy beverages every day appear to face more than double the risk of developing stomach cancer compared to those who rarely consume them. The finding, which showed an even sharper risk among women, cannot yet confirm that sugar-sweetened drinks cause the disease — only that the two travel together with uncomfortable regularity. In a world where soft drinks have become as ordinary as water for many, the study invites a quieter reckoning with what daily habits