A study by University of Cambridge has found a connection between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and type-2-diabetes. Shocking part of the news is that the link was found irrespective of the fact whether a person was overweight or normal weight.

The research is based on the assessment of many studies carried out in the part. The researchers cleared that the study has not shown any causation. But they also stated that the correlation should be enough for the authorities concerned to take steps to avoid the situation from getting worse.

The researchers looked at 17 studies that were on beverage consumption and development of type-2-diabetes. After going through statistics, researchers came to know that people who have consumed one sugar drink per day had an 18% increased risk of developing diabetes over a 10 year period in comparison to those who did not have any drink.

After adjusting for weight, the risk for normal weight person was found to be increased by 13%. Study’s lead researcher Fumiaki Imamura said, “Even if people have the same body weight, or body size, the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages of one serving per day was associated with 13% higher risk of type 2 diabetes”.

The researchers have also noticed a trend towards a connection to diabetes and artificially sweetened drinks. If people start avoiding sugar-sweetened drinks then out of 21 million people who are predicted to be diagnosed with the condition by 2020, two million cases of type-2- diabetes can be prevented.