You would think in the age we live in with so much information available to everyone at the click of a mouse that the question about if soda causes diabetes would have gone away long ago. The simple fact is that no research to date shows evidence that soda causes diabetes. The American Diabetes Association and many others have tried to get the information out for years. But the conception that sugar, candy, or soda causes diabetes persists. It may be the indirect relationship that causes the confusion.

What is the Relationship?

While there is no evidence that sugary foods and soda causes diabetes, these foods do tend to cause excess weight to be gained. Rather than the specific food or drink being consumed, it is more a lifestyle that is increasing the risk. Studies do show that people who include soda, or even diet soda, as a …