Can drinking soda make you age faster?

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By Mark AlbertCBS NewsOctober 18, 2014

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Epel's team discovered that in people who drank more sugar-sweetened beverages, the ends of their chromosomes, known as telomeres, were shorter. The shorter the telomere, the less a cell can regenerate, aging the body and raising the risk of disease and early death.
"This finding is alarming because it suggests that soda may be aging us, in ways we are not even aware of," said Epel.

Researchers found no link in cell aging, however, when drinking diet sodas and fruit juices.

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Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia currently tax sodas sold in vending machines.

But helped by ad campaigns from various groups, soda companies are on a four-year winning streak at the statehouse: 30 bills to levy or raise taxes on sugary drinks have all failed.

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