| If it isn't one thing that's going to kill you, it's | | | | foods that we are hardly aware of, like bread and |
| another. The latest news will jolt every soda | | | | condiments for example. It could be a function of |
| drinker from here to eternity, including me. It is | | | | these added sugars to the average person's daily |
| the supposed link between drinking not very | | | | diet that is causing us so much dietary grief. |
| many sodas a week (2) and an 87% increased | | | | And, as we know by now, sweetened sodas use |
| chance of getting pancreatic cancer. | | | | high fructose corn syrup almost exclusively. It is |
| The study reporting these start findings is led by | | | | the ultimate in overly-processed food. It is linked |
| author Noel T. Mueller, MPH, a research associate | | | | to the obesity epidemic and the potential for type |
| at the Cancer Control Program at Georgetown | | | | 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and coronary |
| University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The | | | | artery disease as well. |
| study is published in Cancer Epidemiology, | | | | But, the beverage industry would like you to |
| Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the | | | | believe differently, which is certainly not surprising. |
| American Association for Cancer Research. My | | | | And, as we all understand, a new study could |
| God, don't we ever get a rest from glum | | | | come out at any time refuting the findings being |
| consumer news? And, to make matters worse, I | | | | reported here. Maybe high fructose corn syrup, |
| read it on WebMD, my favorite medical website, | | | | which extends the shelf life of many products and |
| which reeks of credibility. | | | | is cheaper than sugar, is not the main culprit. But, |
| Don't worry, the beverage industry calls the new | | | | there is something causing people to become |
| study "flawed," and cites other studies finding no | | | | ever fatter and fatter. Who knows? |
| link between sweetened carbonated soft drinks | | | | Have you noticed the trend toward "retro, |
| and pancreatic cancer. And, the good news is that | | | | throwback" sodas that are suddenly popping up? |
| this pertains to sugary soda, apparently not diet | | | | They boast using good old-fashioned sugar like |
| sodas, although there is much controversy about | | | | they were originally made. This always strikes me |
| the artificial sweeteners that we consume and | | | | as ridiculous, bordering on the absurd, and a |
| their potential health risks. | | | | completely disingenuous effort to sell "safer" |
| Some experts find the results of the new study | | | | sodas. It's like saying, "Now made with safe, |
| "intriguing." It may be the link between the kind of | | | | nutritious real sugar!" Am I supposed to jump for |
| sugar consumed, high fructose corn syrup, and | | | | joy? |
| our rising body-mass-indexes (aka, we are getting | | | | Despite it all, the average life span keeps rising, so |
| fatter by the minute), that plays a large role in | | | | what on Earth are we worried about? I wish "a |
| developing pancreatic cancer. | | | | worry a day kept the doctor away. |
| Corn syrup is added to many other common | | | | |