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SUGARY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Containing sugar

Example:

he eats too much sugary food

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

candied; sugar-coated (encrusted with sugar or syrup)

honeyed; honied; syrupy (with honey added)

honeylike (resembling honey)

sugared; sweet; sweet-flavored; sweetened (with sweetening added)

Also:

sweet ((used of wines) having a high residual sugar content)

sweet (having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar)

Antonym:

sugarless (not containing sugar)

Derivation:

sugariness (the sweetness of sugar)

sugariness (the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The results show that a 100 mL per day increase in the consumption of sugary drinks was associated with an 18% increased risk of overall cancer and a 22% increased risk of breast cancer.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Eating lots of sugary candy may strain the liver, alter the body's fatty acid metabolism and increase the risk of cardiometabolic diseases already in childhood, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

(Blood Fatty Acids Reveal Your Child's Diet, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

But research on sugary drinks and the risk of cancer is still limited.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Average daily consumption of sugary drinks was greater in men than in women (90.3 mL v 74.6 mL, respectively).

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

When the group of sugary drinks was split into fruit juices and other sugary drinks, the consumption of both beverage types was associated with a higher risk of overall cancer.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Possible explanations for these results include the effect of the sugar contained in sugary drinks on visceral fat (stored around vital organs such as the liver and pancreas), blood sugar levels, and inflammatory markers, all of which are linked to increased cancer risk.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Daily consumption of sugary drinks (sugar sweetened beverages and 100% fruit juices) and artificially sweetened (diet) beverages were calculated and first cases of cancer reported by participants were validated by medical records and linked with health insurance national databases.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The consumption of sugary drinks has increased worldwide during the last few decades and is convincingly associated with the risk of obesity, which in turn is recognised as a strong risk factor for many cancers.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

So a team of researchers based in France set out to assess the associations between the consumption of sugary drinks (sugar sweetened beverages and 100% fruit juices), artificially sweetened (diet) beverages, and risk of overall cancer, as well as breast, prostate, and bowel (colorectal) cancers.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)