Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) - including fizzy sports and fruit drinks - also raised the risk of early death from any cause by a fifth. Researchers at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health analysed data from almost 120,000 US adults. The more SSBs a person drank, the more their risk of dying prematurely increased, with the effect particularly apparent among women.
Related articles Stomach bloating - the best drinks swap to prevent trapped wind pain 
Weight loss diet: Emmerdale star sheds three stone by cutting out this
Each extra daily serving was linked with a 10 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular disease-related death. Those who drank two or more per day were 31 per cent more likely to die early from cardiovascular disease.
There was also a modest link between sugary drinks and cancer rates among both men and women.
Lead author Vasanti Malik, of Harvard University,
