Association Between Soft Drink Consumption and Mortality in 10 European Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Soft drinks are frequently consumed, but whether this consumption is associated with mortality risk is unknown and has been understudied in European populations to date.

Objective

To examine the association between total, sugar-sweetened, and artificially sweetened soft drink consumption and subsequent total and cause-specific mortality.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study involved participants (n = 451 743 of the full cohort) in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), an ongoing, large multinational cohort of people from 10 European countries (Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom), with participants recruited between January

SUBMITTER: Mullee A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6724165 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature