A sugary drink a day increases your heart disease risk


A father and daughter check the ingredients label on a fruit drink at the supermarket. Drinking sugary beverages daily, including fruit drinks with added sugar, can increase a person’s risk of heart disease. — PP

Another study concludes that just one sugary drink a day can increase your risk of developing cardiovascular, or heart, disease.

Last year (2019), researchers in France found that even one small glass of soft drink or sugary juice can increase your chances of getting cancer or having heart problems.

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