Soda May Cause Prostate Cancer
By: Big 2 News Staff
Updated: November 29, 2012
Just drinking a soda a day can increase a man's risk of getting prostate cancer
by a whopping 40%.
That's the finding of a study to be published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
In the study, Swedish scientists tracked more than eight-thousand men over 15 years.
That higher risk was for a later-stage form of the cancer, discovered through symptoms rather than the PSA screening test.
The study compared those drinking 11 ounces of a soft drink a day -- an ounce shy of the standard can -- with people who didn't drink any sodas.
The study also linked heavy consumption of sugary breakfast cereal, rice and pasta to a greater risk of developing a milder form of prostate cancer.
That's the finding of a study to be published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
In the study, Swedish scientists tracked more than eight-thousand men over 15 years.
That higher risk was for a later-stage form of the cancer, discovered through symptoms rather than the PSA screening test.
The study compared those drinking 11 ounces of a soft drink a day -- an ounce shy of the standard can -- with people who didn't drink any sodas.
The study also linked heavy consumption of sugary breakfast cereal, rice and pasta to a greater risk of developing a milder form of prostate cancer.
