Study links sugary drinks to cell aging

[Northerner]

A new study has found that consuming sugary drinks leads to cell aging and it also might promote disease independently from its role in obesity.

According to UC San Francisco researchers, telomeres - the protective units of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes in cells - were shorter in the white blood cells of survey participants who reported drinking more soda.

Elissa Epel, PhD, professor of psychiatry at UCSF and senior author of the study, said that regular consumption of sugar-sweetened sodas might influence disease development, not only by straining the body's metabolic control of sugars, but also through accelerated cellular aging of tissues.

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[Vicsetter]

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I also note the final parting shot:

The authors cautioned that they only compared telomere length and sugar-sweetened soda consumption for each participant at a single time point, and that an association does not demonstrate causation.