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To the Editor: The study by Dr Schulze and colleagues¹ concluded that higher consumption of sugar-sweetened sodas and other beverages independently increases the risk of weight gain and diabetes. We were surprised that the article did not discuss or cite the results of an apparently contradictory earlier study² that found that intake of sugars does not seem to raise the risk of type 2 diabetes. This was particularly striking since both articles share a coauthor.

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Iain Murray, MA, MBA, DIC
imurray@cei.org

Sam Kazman, JD
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Washington, DC

1. Schulze MB, Manson JE, Ludwig DS, et al. Sugar-sweetened beverages, weight gain, and incidence of type 2 diabetes in young and middle-aged women. JAMA. 2004;292:927-934. FREE FULL TEXT 2. Janket SJ, Manson JE, Sesso H, Buring JE, Liu S. A prospective study of sugar intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in women. Diabetes Care. 2003;26:1008-1015. FREE FULL TEXT

JAMA. 2005;293:422.

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