Sugary Beverages Linked to Gestational Diabetes

Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages during pregnancy may be linked to an increased risk of gestational diabetes.

Although temporary, gestational diabetes increases a woman's risk of developing type 2 diabetes within 5-10 years by 20-50 percent.

The researchers analyzed data from 13, 475 women who participated in the Nurses Health Study II. The participants were pregnant at least once between 1992 and 2001. The women answered questions about their diet, and after 10 years of follow-up, they self-reported diagnoses of gestational diabetes.

By the end of the study, 860 were diagnosed with gestational diabetes for the first time.

The researchers found that women who drank at least five sugar-sweetened beverages (such as sodas) were 23 percent more likely to develop gestational diabetes than those who drank less than one beverage per month. The results remained after adjusting for other risk factors for diabetes, including family history and body mass index.

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