Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is known to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the relationship between different types and amounts of dietary sugar and T2D risk remains unclear. To investigate this, a study analyzed data from 29 cohort studies to assess how sugar intake from SSBs, fruit juice, total sugar, sucrose, fructose, and added sugar relates to T2D risk. The study found that consuming 12 ounces of SSBs and eight ounces of fruit juice per day increases the risk of T2D by 25% and 5%, respectively.
On the other hand, a daily intake of 20 grams of total sugar (Risk ratio [RR]: 0.96) and sucrose (RR: 0.95) was inversely associated with T2D. No significant associations were observed for added sugar (RR: 0.99) or fructose (RR: 0.98). These findings suggest that sugar consumed through SSBs and fruit juice is linked to an increased risk of T2D, whereas…
