Consumption of cola and fruit drinks is associated with an increased risk of type two diabetes

This study was published in Diabetes Care 2008 Jul;31(7):1311-7

Study title and authors:
Intake of fruit, vegetables, and fruit juices and risk of diabetes in women.

Bazzano LA, Li TY, Joshipura KJ, Hu FB.
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. lbazzano@tulane.edu

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18390796

The study investigated the association between food and drink intake and the development of type two diabetes. The study included 71,346 female nurses aged 38-63 years who were followed for 18 years.

Regarding drink consumption, the study found:
(a) Every one serving per day increase of fruit juice resulted in a 18% increase in the risk of type two diabetes.
(b) Every one serving per day increase of low-calorie cola resulted in a 11% increase in the risk of type two diabetes.
(c) Every one serving per day increase of sugar-sweetened cola resulted in a 8% increase in the risk of type two diabetes.

This 18 year study reveals that consumption of cola and fruit drinks is associated with an increased risk of type two diabetes.