Uwa Ede-Osifo is a news associate for NBC News.
A study released Monday offers even more evidence of the harmful health effects of sugar. The research, published in the journal BMC Medicine, found that diets higher in free sugars — a category that includes sugar added to processed foods and sodas, as well as that found in fruit juice and syrups — raise one's risk of heart disease and stroke.
'Avoiding sugar-sweetened beverages is probably the single most important thing we can be doing,' said Walter Willett, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard University who was not involved in the study. Willett added that although there are some health benefits to drinking a small glass of orange juice occasionally, its sugar content means 'a glass of fruit juice is the same thing as Coke.
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