Sugary drinks could age the body as much as SMOKING, scientists warn

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    Sugary soft drinks may accelerate ageing as much as smoking, new research shows.

    Experts found the damage fizzy drinks cause to health goes beyond making people fat - they also appear to speed up the rate at which cells age.

    The research showed that people who drank the equivalent of two cans of cola a day had DNA changes of cells 4.6 years older.

    Campaigners have blamed sugary drinks for contributing to the rise in obesity and the number of people with type-2 diabetes, but this is the first piece to research to link soft drinks with premature ageing.



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