Soft drinks and fruit juices with added sugar could lead to an increase in blood pressure researchers in the US and the UK report in the journal Hypertension.
Professor Paul Elliott, senior author of the study, from the School of Public Health at Imperial College London, said: "It's widely known that if you have too much salt in your diet, you're more likely to develop high blood pressure. The results of this study suggest that people should be careful about how much sugar they consume as well."
The response from the British Soft Drinks Association doesn't surprise me:
A spokesman for the British Soft Drinks Association said the study did not establish that drinking sugar-sweetened beverages in any way causes hypertension.
"Soft drinks are safe to drink but, like all food and drink, should be consumed in moderation as part of a balanced diet," he said.
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