India, July 3 -- Researchers looked at over 60 earlier studies to understand how eating processed meats, sugary drinks, and trans fats affects the risk of getting serious diseases like type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer, and heart problems that reduce blood flow to the heart.

The study, published in Nature Medicine, found that eating just one hot dog a day can raise your risk of type 2 diabetes by 11 percent and colon cancer by 7 percent, compared to people who don't eat processed meat. Meanwhile, drinking one can (350 ml) of sugary soda every day may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 8 percent and heart disease by 2 percent.

"This current research has shown, yet again and consistent with prior research . that to achieve health gain...