Sugary Drink Research
Posted:
2017-02-15
Using 2004 data from the Canadian Community Health Survey to analyze sugary drink consumption and using data purchased from Euromonitor International, researchers at the University of Waterloo projected the health and economic impact of sugary drinks in Canada, which includes over 63,000 projected deaths that will cost the health care system more than $50 billion over the next 25 years. The research was commissioned by Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Diabetes Association (now Diabetes Canada), Childhood Obesity Foundation, Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada, and Heart & Stroke. Click here to view the media release and to gain access to the Health and Economic Impacts of Sugary Drinks in Canada research summary.