Obese and Drink a Lot of Sugary Soda? Endometrial Cancer May Be in Your Future
Over the years artificial sugars have been blamed for many things -- possible causes of cancer, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, even, believe it or not, weight gain (turns out what's in those little blue and yellow packets makes us crave more sweets). But now sugary sodas are coming under the gun not just for the weight they can also make you gain, but because a new study has linked them to endometrial cancer . According to NBC News, "Women who drank the most sweet soft drinks had a 78 percent increased risk of the cancer, researchers found." Oddly, other sweet treats, such as baked goods, didn’t have an effect, and even better news, nor did natural fruit juice, even though it’s full of naturally occurring sugars. The findings fit in with other research linking sugar intake, obesity and a lack of exercise with the cancer, which kills more than 8,000 U.S. women a year, NBC News reports. It may be for a very simple reason. Cancer can be linked to estrogen and obe...