India, Oct. 5 -- Could sugary drinks be linked to stomach cancer? A 2026 study published in the journal Gastro Hep Advances tracked beverage intake to examine whether sugar-sweetened and low-calorie drinks differ in their relationship with gastric cancer. The research raises questions about what we drink.

To understand the study and the implications it draws for our beverage choices, HT Lifestyle spoke with Dr Rupjyoti Sarma, cancer physician at M|O|C Cancer Care Mumbai. According to him, the research has raised an interesting question: could regularly drinking sugar-sweetened beverages be associated with a higher risk of stomach cancer?

Dr Rupjyoti explained that the study followed 1,12,284 participants from two large US health-profess...