Sugary Drinks Link To Diabetes And Metabolic Syndrome Risk Is Clear And Compelling

Not even close.

People who regularly consume sugary drinks have a significantly greater risk of developing diabetes types 2 or metabolic syndrome, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health report in an article published in the medical journal Diabetes Care. The authors add that the association is clear and consistent. Metabolic syndrome is a collection of medical disorders which raise the risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. According to the American Heart Association, the definition includes an elevated waist circumference, high triglyceride blood levels, low HDL (good) cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, and elevated fasting glucose blood levels.

Note the requirement of an "elevated waist circumference."

That means you are fat.

It is not the food, it is the overconsumption of Calories.

Period.