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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Daily sugary drinks linked to 250 per cent higher stomach-cancer relative risk, but this translates into an absolute risk difference of 0.01 per cent because of the rarity of these cancers.

    August 19, 2026

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 19, 2026 Source:Sugary drinks may increase risk of gastric cancer: study Reference:Association between sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverage intake and gastric cancer incidence

  • Coca-Cola may swap out high-fructose corn syrup with cane sugar, Trump says. Is that healthier? Not by a long shot. There may be some metabolic differences but in the end the answer is that sugar-added drinks are not health foods.

    July 21, 2025

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 21, 2025 Source:Coca-Cola may swap out high-fructose corn syrup with cane sugar, Trump says. Is that healthier

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