Sugary Drinks Linked to Greater Oral Cancer Risk
Mar 13, 2025
"Clinicians should be aware of the both the oral health risks associated with consumption of sugary beverages and the emerging oral cavity cancer epidemic in women", according to lead author Dr. Brittany Barber, assistant professor of otolaryngology head and neck surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine. United Press International reports that a study released Thursday found that women who consumed one or more sugar-sweetened beverage per day had a 4.87 times higher risk of oral cavity cancer than those consuming less than one such beverage monthly. Dr. Ilya Likhterov, associate professor of otolaryngology of the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, said sugar intake can change the oral microbiome and is a possible direction for further research focusing on the effect of changing oral bacteria on the immune system and its ability to fight off mutations.
"Clinicians should be aware of the both the oral health risks associated with consumption of sugary beverages and the emerging oral cavity cancer epidemic in women", according to lead author Dr. Brittany Barber, assistant professor of otolaryngology head and neck surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine. United Press International reports that a study released Thursday found that women who consumed one or more sugar-sweetened beverage per day had a 4.87 times higher risk of oral cavity cancer than those consuming less than one such beverage monthly. Dr. Ilya Likhterov, associate professor of otolaryngology of the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, said sugar intake can change the oral microbiome and is a possible direction for further research focusing on the effect of changing oral bacteria on the immune system and its ability to fight off mutations.