Sugary Drinks , Linked to High Risk <br />of Liver Cancer, , Study Finds.<br />The study was conducted by researchers with several universities, including Harvard and the University of South Carolina.<br />It was presented at the annual conference of the American Society for Nutrition. .<br />To conduct the study, researchers analyzed the health data of more than 90,000 women over the age of 50.<br />The study looked at <br />data from across 19 years.<br />Analysts searched for patterns between drinking sugary beverages and liver cancer. .<br />According to the analysis, .<br />drinking just one sugary beverage a day equated to a <br />73 percent increase in the development of liver cancer.<br />Those who drank more than one sugary beverage a day had a 78 percent higher risk of developing liver cancer.<br />The daily sugary beverage drinkers were compared to those patients who drank <br />less than four sugary beverages a month.<br />According to the American Cancer Society, cases of cancer and cancer-related deaths in the U.S. are increasing.<br />The World Cancer Research Fund International estimates that liver cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed forms of the disease.<br />The lead study author <br />suggested in a press release <br />that replacing sugary drinks <br />may lower the risk of cancer.<br />Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with water, and non-sugar-sweetened coffee or tea could significantly lower liver cancer risk, Longgang Zhao, Lead Study Author University of South Carolina, via Insider.<br />The authors also stated that more research is necessary to understand the link between <br />sugary beverages and liver cancer
