DRINKING sugary soft drinks could accelerate biological ageing as much as smoking according to a new study.
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The findings, from an analysis of thousands of DNA samples, suggested that sweet fizzy drinks had worse effects on health than merely promoting obesity.
Evidence has found that it has the effect of speeding up the rate at which cells age. Consumption equivalent to two cans of cola a day was associated with 4.6 years of ageing.