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by tasty_freeze 529 days ago
The study quantifies the effect. The paper doesn't just say "Drinking too much sugar is bad for you."

Say one group drinks six cans of coke a day per person vs another group drink only water. Overall they have similar caloric intake and expenditures. What is the increase in type 2 diabetes for the first group vs the second? Yes, it is not surprising it would be higher, but is it 5%? 10%? 50%? 100%? more?