Soda's unsurprising link to Diabetes

Before you pop a twoonie into the pop machine, consider the following: According to a U.S. study, increasing consumption of soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes in the last decade.

The study, lead by Dr. Kirsetn Bibbins-Domingo at the University of California concluded that the more soda people consummed, the more negative the consequences to human health. In addition to the cases of diabetes, the study linked 14,000 new cases of heart disease to soad consumption as well.

"The finding suggests that any kind of policy that reduces consumption might have a dramatic health benefit," Dr. Bibbins-Domingo was quoted as in an article on medicinenet.com

The author of the article did manage to talk to a representative from the American Beverage Association which represents the major beverage companies in the United States.

"What we do know is that both heart disease and diabetes are complex conditions with no single cause and no single solution," said Maureen Storey, senior vice president for science at the American Beverage Association.