A new study finds that sugar-sweetened beverages were linked to 2.2 million new type 2 diabetes (T2D) cases and 1.2 million new cardiovascular disease (CVD) cases worldwide in 2020. The health issues were seen to disproportionately impact regions like Latin America, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers discovered that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages was higher in men than women, younger than older adults, adults with higher education than those with lower education, and in cities versus rural areas.
