Your Health Saudi Magazine مجلة دليلك الصحي Oct 2013 | Page 33

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onsumption of soda and other
sugar-sweetened beverages
may contribute to hundreds of
thousands of deaths around the world,
mainly due to type 2 diabetes, a new
study says. The results show sugarsweetened beverage consumption
is linked to 180,000 deaths a year
worldwide
Among the world's 35 largest
countries, Mexico had the highest
death rates from sugary drinks. The
United States ranked third, including
25,000 deaths a year in the United
States and Japan had the lowest
at 10 yearly deaths per million
adults, the researchers say. The study
was presented at a meeting of the
American Heart Association.

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