etes ▁by ▁ 2 6 %. ▁ ▁Heart ▁disease ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁ 3 1 % ▁of ▁all ▁global ▁death s ▁and ▁although ▁one ▁sug ary ▁drink ▁has ▁minimal ▁effects ▁on ▁the ▁heart , ▁cons uming ▁sug ary ▁drink s ▁daily ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁long ▁term ▁consequences . ▁A ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁men , ▁for ▁every ▁added ▁serving ▁per ▁day ▁of ▁sugar - s we eten ed ▁be ver ages , ▁each ▁serving ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 9 % ▁increased ▁risk ▁of ▁developing ▁heart ▁disease . ▁Another ▁study ▁also ▁found ▁increased ▁ris ks ▁for ▁heart ▁disease ▁in ▁women ▁who ▁d rank ▁sug ary ▁drink s ▁daily . ▁ ▁Ob es ity ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁global ▁public ▁and ▁health ▁policy ▁concern , ▁with ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁over weight ▁and ▁ob ese ▁people ▁in ▁many ▁developed ▁and ▁middle ▁income ▁countries ▁rising ▁rapidly . ▁Cons umption ▁of ▁added ▁sugar ▁in ▁sugar - s we eten ed ▁be ver ages ▁has ▁been ▁posit ively ▁correl ated ▁with ▁high ▁cal orie ▁int ake , ▁and ▁through ▁it , ▁with ▁excess ▁weight ▁and ▁ob es ity . ▁The ▁addition ▁of ▁one ▁sugar - s we eten ed ▁be verage ▁per ▁day ▁to ▁the ▁normal ▁US ▁di et ▁can ▁amount ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁pounds ▁of ▁weight ▁gain ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁ 1 ▁year . ▁ ▁Added ▁sugar ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁feature ▁of ▁many ▁processed ▁and ▁convenience ▁food s ▁such ▁as ▁breakfast ▁c ere als , ▁ch oc olate , ▁ice ▁cre am , ▁cookies , ▁y