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Sugar-Sweetened Drinks May Up Early-Onset CRC Risk in Women

Risk for EO-CRC increased with each serving per day during adulthood and during adolescence at ages 13 to 18 years

High Glycemic Index Diet May Up Risk for CV Disease, Death

Diet with a high glycemic index linked to increased risk for major CV event, death for those with, without preexisting cardiovascular disease

Appetite-Regulating Hormones Lower After Sucrose Versus Glucose

Increases in glucose, insulin, GLP-1, PYY less robust with sucrose versus glucose ingestion; increases in glucose, PYY smaller in obese adults

Higher intake of sugary beverages and artificially sweetened beverages is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease

Incident CVD Up With Sugary, Artificially Sweetened Drinks

Risks for first incident CVD increased for higher consumers of sugary drinks, ASBs versus nonconsumers
Overall

Heavy Sugar-Sweetened Drink Intake Decreasing Overall in U.S.

Heavy SSB intake up for adults ≥60 years; no change seen for those age 40 to 59 years, non-Mexican Hispanics
Sugar-sweetened beverage tax designs are expected to generate substantial health gains and cost savings

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Will Generate Health Gains

Volume tax would prevent 850,000 CVD and 269,000 diabetes cases, save $53.2 billion in net costs
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Increase Risk for CVD in Women

Risk for CVD, revascularization, stroke increased for women consuming one or more SSB/day
Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with adverse changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages May Adversely Affect Lipid Profile

Greater decrease in HDL, increase in triglycerides seen for regular versus low consumption level
The Cook County Sweetened Beverage Tax led to a substantial reduction in the volume sold of taxed beverages

Tax on Sweetened Beverages Reduced Sales Volume in Chicago

Decrease was more than 20 percent even when accounting for cross-border shopping
Efforts to decrease sugar-sweetened beverage consumption during the past decade have been successful

Child Consumption of Sugary Drinks Down From 2003 to 2014

Decline seen across income levels, including SNAP participants