SODAS, iced teas and fruit cocktails are sweetened drinks loaded with fructose.

According to studies, presweetened beverages could hurt your pancreas and it may help the pancreatic cancer cells grow and divide.

In the study, researchers pampered human pancreatic cancer cells in both fructose and glucose. And it seems the fructose worked at least as well as glucose to spur the proliferation of cancer cells quickly.

Fructose triggered the expression of a certain enzyme that made both sugar sources more readily available to the cancer cells. Other research has suggested that dietary fructose may also boost the actual risk of developing pancreatic cancer in addition to feeding  once  it's developed.  One study found that people with pancreatic cancer had twice more fructose in their blood than people without it.

Occurrence of pancreatic cancer is rare but it is deadly because it's often not discovered until on advanced stage.

A healthy, cancer-preventive lifestyle is a key to avoiding this killer. Consider unsweetened teas and plain water as your body's best beverage along with whole, unprocessed foods.

So the next time you order your drinks, think of your pancreas.