Harvard study: Sugary drinks linked to 180,000 deaths annually

Sugar-sweetened drinks are linked to more than 180,000 obesity-related deaths throughout the world each year, according to new research presented at an American Heart Association conference, reports CNN.
The study’s author, Gitanjali Singh, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, said that means “every 100 deaths from obesity-related diseases is caused by drinking sugary beverages.”
Mexico had the highest death rates from sugary drinks among larger counties, CNN reported. Bangladesh had the lowest. The United States landed in third place, the network said.
The American Beverage Association dismissed the research as "more about sensationalism than science."

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