Drinking fewer sugary beverages may lower blood pressure, according to new research published in the medical journal Circulation.

Warnings about links between sugar and obesity or diabetes have been reported in the media.

Now comes evidence linking sugar to blood pressure.

Drinking one less sugarsweetened beverage daily was associated with drops in blood pressure in a study of 800 adults with elevated blood pressure.

American adults consume an average of 2.3 servings (28 ounces) of sugar-sweetened beverages daily.

In this study, these were defined as drinks sweetened with sugar or high-fructose corn syrup including regular soft drinks, fruit drinks, lemonade and fruit punch.

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