Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Weight Gain, and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in Young and Middle-Aged Women

Sugar-sweetened beverages like soft drinks and fruit punches contain large amounts of readily absorbable sugars and may contribute to weight gain and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, but these relationships have been minimally addressed in adults.To examine the association between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight change and risk of type 2 diabetes in women.Prospective cohort analyses conducted from 1991 to 1999 among...