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<p>The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and 100% fruit juices is associated with increased all-cause mortality among adults in the US, according to a study <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2733424">published</a> in<em> JAMA.</em><h2>Background on the Study Called &ldquo;Association of Sugary Beverage Consumption With Mortality Risk in US Adults&rdquo;</h2><p>In this secondary analysis cohort study, researchers obtained data from participants who were previously enrolled in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study, a cohort study intended to identify factors that contribute to increased mortality among people living in the southeast US as well black Americans. The REGARDS study enrolled 30,183 non-Hispanic black and white adults, ages &ge;45 at baseline from February 2003 to October 2007, with follow-ups performed every six months through 2013.</p><p>Any individual with known coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, or diabetes were excluded from the REGARDS study (4,490 [14.9%]), which resulted in 13,440 people (mean age, 63.6, 59.3% men, 68.9% non-Hispanic white, and 70.8% overweight or obese) in the population of interest. The researchers gauged SSB and fruit juice consumption using a validated food questionnaire and assessed the answers using consumption categories that aligned with the recommended limits of sugar intake as a percentage of total energy (TE), and 12-oz serving increases. To determine all-cause mortality, the researchers obtained cause of death records and conducted family interviews. They analyzed data from November 2017 to December 2018.</p><h2><strong>Results Support Need for Public Health Efforts</strong></h2><p>Results of study showed that were 1,000 all-cause and 168 CHD-related deaths during follow-up (mean follow-up, 6 years). The mean sugary beverage consumption was 8.4% (8.3%) of TE/d (4.4% TE/d from SSBs; 4.0% TE/d from 100% fruit juice). Moreover, when juxtaposing high sugary beverage consumers (&ge;10% of TE) to low (&lt;5% of TE) sugary beverage consumers, risk-adjusted HRs were 1.44 (95% CI, 0.97 to 2.15) for CHD mortality and 1.14 (95% CI, 0.97 to 1.33) for all-cause mortality. Furthermore, risk-adjusted all-cause mortality HRs were 1.11 (95% CI, 1.03 to 1.19) for each additional 12 oz of sugary beverage consumed and 1.24 (95% CI, 1.09 to 1.42) for each additional 12 oz of fruit juice consumed. However, in risk-adjusted models, the study found no discernible correlation between sugary beverage consumption and CHD mortality.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The incrimination of fruit juices?<br>Association with increased all-cause mortality (w/ the usual caveats of diet studies, secondary analysis, contradictory findings, etc) <a href="https://t.co/m1UOtAtRw6">https://t.co/m1UOtAtRw6</a> &hellip;<a href="https://t.co/jTO2gFAgN1">https://t.co/jTO2gFAgN1</a> &hellip; <a href="https://t.co/XpHdpFD5Aj">pic.twitter.com/XpHdpFD5Aj</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Eric Topol (@EricTopol) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1129416773458046977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2019</a></p>
</blockquote><p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><p>&ldquo;Given the prominent role that sugary beverages play in the US diet, these results provide support for public health efforts to reduce consumption,&rdquo; the study authors wrote. &ldquo;Importantly, while an increasing number of program and policy initiatives have focused on reducing the consumption of SSBs, our results suggest that these efforts should be extended to include fruit juices.&rdquo;</p><p>They added that further &ldquo;well-powered studies with long-term follow-up are needed to clearly delineate the role that sugary beverages play in mortality risk.&rdquo;</p><p>https://twitter.com/Cardiovasc_bio/status/1129838578362531841</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Association of Sugary Beverage Consumption With Mortality Risk in US Adults: A Secondary Analysis of Data From the REGARDS Study. </p>
<p>Higher consumption of sugary beverages, including fruit juice, is associated with increased mortality. <a href="https://t.co/2isbsOXitC">https://t.co/2isbsOXitC</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Michael Blaiss, MD (@wheezemd) <a href="https://twitter.com/wheezemd/status/1130447559628087296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2019</a></p>
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