A study has shown that there can be a 26 per cent increase in the risk of getting diabetes by drinking one or two sugar-sweetened beverages a day.

There were studies conducted that included more than 320, 000 people and it was tried to be analyzed that how much dies sweetened beverages contribute to diabetes.

Researcher Vasanti Malik, ScD, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health said, "Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages is certainly and consistently associated with an increased risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome."

There are many conditions that lead to developing diabetes like elevated fasting blood sugar, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low HDL, and large waist size.

Various drinks like vitamin water drinks, fruit juices, iced tea, sugar-sweetened soft drinks, and energy water drinks were taken into account by researchers.

In the research those beverages that are 100 per cent fruit juice without added sweeteners were not counted.

Malik stated that by seeing the conclusions of earlier studies and by conducting current studies it was concluded that how great is the risk and how consistent is the evidence.