A Small Glass of Juice or Soda a Day Is Linked to Increased Risk of Cancer, Study Finds

A Small Glass of Juice or Soda a Day Is Linked to Increased Risk of Cancer, Study Finds
Containers of orange juice are displayed on a shelf at a grocery store in San Rafael, Calif., on Oct. 29, 2018. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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There’s more bad news for fans of sugary drinks such as soda and fruit juice.

A new study has linked drinking just a small glass of a sugary drink per day—100 ml, about a third of a typical can of soda—to an 18% increase in overall cancer risk and a 22% increase in risk for breast cancer.