According to a study, there is an increased risk of diabetes in later life if one or more servings of sugary soft drinks are consumed on a daily basis.

The chance of the risk of diabetes increasing with a can of soft drink is about a fifth when compared with just one can being consumed in a month, according to European scientists.

Recommendations from a diabetes charity state that sugary foods and drinks should be avoided as they increase weight and are calorific.

Countries that saw the latest research being carried out were UK, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Sweden, France and the Netherlands.

Questions about diet were put up to about 350,000 individuals. Through this, the researchers were trying to look at links between diet and cancer.

Lead researcher Dora Romaguera from Imperial College London said, "The consumption of sugar sweetened soft drinks increases your risk of diabetes - so for every can of soft drinks that you drink per day, the risk is higher."

She stated that the public should have a more clear picture of the health information related to the effects of sugary soft drinks.