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Sugary drinks, not fruit juice, may be linked to insulin

Consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks, not including 100 percent fruit juice, may be associated with insulin resistance, even in otherwise healthy adults, according to nutritional epidemiologists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston.

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