For years, researchers have known the indulgent beverages are high in calories and can lead to diseases such as diabetes, but a new study reveals they could also be causing an uptick in early deaths.

Sugar-sweetened beverages were responsible for an estimated 9.8% of new type 2 diabetes cases and 3.1% of cardiovascular disease cases worldwide in 2020, a new study found.

A new study assesses the effects of sugar-laden beverages on global health, with higher rates of consumption found in Latin America and parts of Africa.

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption accounts for about 2.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes and 1.2 million new cases of heart disease annually worldwide, a new study shows.

Even in sub-Saharan Africa, one of the last bastions untouched by Western diets, sugar-sweetened drinks are fueling disease.

Tufts University's research reveals that sugary drinks cause millions of new diabetes and cardiovascular cases each year worldwide. With devastating effects most pronounced in developing regions, the

Soda drinkers might want to rethink adding sugary beverages to their grocery carts. A new study reveals drinks high in sugar are linked to an uptick in early deaths associated with Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, sugary drinks were associated with 24% of all new diabetes cases and 11% of all new heart disease cases.