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Daily Sugary Drinks Boost Gastric Cancer Risk 2.45-Fold

8/21/2026

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Researchers from Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute found daily sugary-drink intake raises stomach cancer risk.
Participants drinking >=1 sugar-sweetened beverage per day had a 2.45-fold higher gastric cancer risk.
Women showed about three-fold risk, while men showed roughly two-fold risk.
Artificially sweetened drinks showed no significant link to gastric cancer, and Helicobacter pylori was ruled out.
Study followed 112,284 U.S. adults (1976-2022), recorded 278 cases; participants were mostly white and self-reported.

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Researchers from Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute found daily sugary-drink intake raises stomach cancer risk.
Participants drinking >=1 sugar-sweetened beverage per day had a 2.45-fold higher gastric cancer risk.
Women showed about three-fold risk, while men showed roughly two-fold risk.
Artificially sweetened drinks showed no significant link to gastric cancer, and Helicobacter pylori was ruled out.
Study followed 112,284 U.S. adults (1976-2022), recorded 278 cases; participants were mostly white and self-reported.