Risk for aging-related health conditions increased with consumption of more total sugar, added sugar, and sugar-sweetened beverages<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Survivors of childhood cancer who consume more sugar have a greater number of aging-related health conditions, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference: Aging and Cancer, held from Nov. 17 to 20 in San Diego.<\/p>\n
Tuo Lan, Ph.D., from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and colleagues examined the association between sugar and sugar-sweetened beverage intake and premature aging in childhood cancer survivors using data from 3,322 adult survivors of childhood cancer (age range, 18 to 65 years; mean age, 31 years). Participants reported their typical diet using the 110-item Block Food Frequency Questionnaire.<\/p>\n
The researchers found that total sugar intake was associated with a significantly increased risk for premature aging in childhood cancer survivors (per 25 g\/1,000 kcal increment: odds ratios [95 percent confidence intervals], 1.31 [1.00 to 1.70] in the medium-risk group [risk based on the number of age-related chronic health conditions] and 1.52 [1.03 to 2.25] in the high-risk group). A similar trend for an increased risk for premature aging was seen when examining added sugar intake (per 20 g\/1,000 kcal increment: odds ratios [95 percent confidence intervals], 1.19 [1.07 to 1.31] in the medium-risk group and 1.18 [1.02 to 1.37] in the high-risk group). Lastly, risk for premature aging was higher among those consuming two or more servings\/day (versus no more than one per week) of total sugar-sweetened beverages (odds ratios [95 percent confidence intervals], 1.54 [0.83 to 2.83] in the medium-risk group and 6.71 [2.95 to 15.2] in the high-risk group). Diet soda consumption was not associated with premature aging risk.<\/p>\n
“Considering cancer survivors are more vulnerable, they should especially limit their sugar intake,” Lan said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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