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Research Center at Yale University
School of Medicine, who was not
involved in the study. "They may also
have more starch, or sodium, or trans
fat, or chemicals, and almost certainly
do," Katz said.
The new study included information
from 114 countries, looking at
dietary surveys to assess sugarsweetened beverage consumption,
as well the number of deaths from
certain diseases. The researchers used
information from earlier studies to
estimate the effect of sugary drink
consumption on weight gain, and,
in turn, the effect of weight gain on
the risk of death from cardiovascular
disease, diabetes and cancer.
Overall, Soft drinks and other
sugar-sweetened beverages are the
main source of added sugars in the
Saudi diet. One 12-ounce regular
soda contains the equivalent of 10
teaspoons of sugar and has about 140
calories. sugar-sweetened beverage
consumption was linked to 133,000
deaths from diabetes, 44,000 deaths
from cardiovascular diseases and
6,000 deaths from cancer.
The American Heart Association says
that the best way to maintain a healthy
weight and to decrease the risk of
heart disease is to eat a healthy diet
and to limit added sugar to no more
than 100 calories a day for women
and 150 for men.

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