Home Sugary Soda Doubles Pancreatic Cancer Risk

[sbde]

Just thought I''d post this link for all to read. Is it just me or do these results seem staggering?

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Drinking two or more soft drinks per week nearly doubles a person''s risk of developing pancreatic cancer, says a new study released Monday that followed over 60,000 people for a period of 14 years

 

[E B]

Date: 2/8/2010 4:27:01 PM
Author:sbde
Just thought I'd post this link for all to read. Is it just me or do these results seem staggering?

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Drinking two or more soft drinks per week nearly doubles a person's risk of developing pancreatic cancer, says a new study released Monday that followed over 60,000 people for a period of 14 years

The link isn't working for me.

 

[SarFarSuperstar]

Soda causes pancreatic cancer

Here''s a story from WebMD. I saw Dr. Oz talking about it on "The View" today. According to him and the story, as few as 2 sodas a week increase your chances astronomically.

 

[sbde]

thanks for letting me know ebree! it was on the msn home page

Here''s another link about the research:

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[sbde]

thanks for the link sarfarsuperstar. what struck me the most is how little 2 sodas a week really is, particularly when i think about how much soda so many people i know consume!

 

[redfaerythinker]

I''d really have to see the data. But to me it seems like another "coffee causes cancer" study. Just because soda and cancer risk are correlated does not mean that one causes the other, not by a long shot.

 

[icekid]

Date: 2/8/2010 8:15:43 PM
Author: redfaerythinker
I''d really have to see the data. But to me it seems like another ''coffee causes cancer'' study. Just because soda and cancer risk are correlated does not mean that one causes the other, not by a long shot.

I have not looked at the study in depth either, but agree with you. Folks who drink sugary soda are also probably more likely to have a poor diet overall!

 

[radiantquest]

Everything causes cancer in some way. We are not safe from anything. I also find it odd that there is a new study coming out everyday about how something we use or consume frequently causes cancer yet we as a species are living longer than we ever have.

Lets just go back to eating the animals we can hunt ourselves, we will not pasturize anything and all the things that are considered living like barbarians and we will not die of cancer we will just die at 34.

I think I remember reading that when your DNA is forming there are mutations that turn to be cancer so essentially your dna decides whether you will have cancer at conception. How else do you explain extremely healthy people that die young of cancer and the people who drink, do drugs and smoke cigarettes and live to be 87. I am not saying that that things are not bad for you, but really if you got rid of everything that a study said was bad for you...

I saved an article once that was titled "Beer in your cereal" and in this study it proved that beer is actually better for you than milk.

Just saying.

Everyone knows soda is bad for you. Will it cause cancer, I think not.

 

[zhuzhu]

Just because A DOUBLES the risk of B, does not mean A CAUSES B.

I really hope people understand the definition of causality better.

 

[megumic]

Date: 2/9/2010 1:02:45 AM
Author: zhuzhu
Just because A DOUBLES the risk of B, does not mean A CAUSES B.


I really hope people understand the definition of causality better.

A firm second.

 

[sbde]

Date: 2/9/2010 1:02:45 AM
Author: zhuzhu
Just because A DOUBLES the risk of B, does not mean A CAUSES B.

I really hope people understand the definition of causality better.

Of course, the study isn''t insinuating (nor am I) that soda causes pancreatic cancer. What struck me about the finsdings was how something so seemingly innocuous as 2 sodas a week can double someone''s risk for the disease.

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Date: 2/9/2010 1:16:56 PM
Author: sbde

Date: 2/9/2010 1:02:45 AM

Author: zhuzhu

Just because A DOUBLES the risk of B, does not mean A CAUSES B.


I really hope people understand the definition of causality better.

Of course, the study isn''t insinuating (nor am I) that soda causes pancreatic cancer. What struck me about the finsdings was how something so seemingly innocuous as 2 sodas a week can double someone''s risk for the disease.

I think what ZhuZhu and meg are trying to say (besides correlation does not = causation) is that there could be some Z factor we don''t know about involved as well. I''d be interested to know for example if the soda drinkers also were more prone to other kinds of sugar consumption, etc. There could also be some kind of genetic issue that made those specific people more likely to get cancer. I glanced at the article and didn''t see that info, but may have missed it.

 

[VegasAngel]

My dad died from Pancreatic Cancer. He pretty much lived on soda but in general he was was not a healthy person.

 

[that_someone_special]

I have .. like 2 unopened 12packs and I keep saying that I''m NOT buying anymore.. and I keep buying!!

ARG... But Also drink a lot of water. At least the minimum that is recommended.