Soft drinks ‘raise heart disease risk’

A can of sugary soft drink a day increases a man’s heart disease risk by 20 per cent, researchers have found.

Levels of blood biomarkers linked to heart disease were also raised by regular consumption of sugared drinks, a study found.

Scientists analysed data on almost 43,000 men taking part in the Hewalth Professionals Follow-Up Study, a health and lifestyle investigation in the US.

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Men who drank a can of sugar-sweetened beverage a day had a 20 per cent higher risk of heart disease than men who consumed no sugary drinks. Men who regularly drank sugary beverages also had high levels of harmful triglyceride blood fats.