Study Links Soda to Accelerated DNA Aging
Study Links Soda to Accelerated DNA Aging – Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, found the sugar in soda might accelerate the body’s aging process.
We already know drinking soda can lead to obesity, but now, new research suggests that drinking a can of carbonated beverage every day can be as bad as smoking. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco found that those who drink 20 ounces of soda had DNA typical of someone 4.6 years older. Researchers looked at how soda affected the DNA of more than 5,000 people in the US.
It’s important to point out, researchers did not find diet soda to have the same effects, making the extraordinary amounts of sugar in regular soda the likely culprit.
Senior study author, Elissa Epel said,”Regular consumption of sugar-sweetened sodas might influence disease development, not only by straining the body’s metabolic control of sugars but also through accelerated cellular aging of tissues.”
However, even though diet soda might not age you quite as much, it’s probably not a good idea to make a habit of drinking either. Previous studies have shown that artificial sweeteners in diet soda may cause cancer, and that both regular and diet soda can be bad for teeth.
But there’s some good news! Soda consumption has actually been going down in the US for years now. Last year, water replaced soda as America’s favorite drink.
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