Sugary Drinks, Including Fruit Juice, Associated With Higher Blood Pressure Risk Decades Later, Study Finds Study Links Childhood Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Higher Blood Pressure Risk A study published in Circulation tracked more than 25,000 U.S. children and teens, ages 9 to 16, for up to 25 years. Researchers said regularly consuming sugar-sweetened beverages, including 100% fruit juice, was associated with a higher risk of developing high blood pressure later in life. The findings came from the Growing Up Today Study, which followed 25,749 individuals from a mean enrollment age of 12 years through 2021, when the average participant was 36…

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