‘Two Fizzy Drinks A Day Can Raise Risk Of Liver Disease’ – Study

You might want to check your children’s or your fizzy drink intake if the outcome of this study is true. According to a study, drinking just two cans of fizzy drink a day raises your risk of liver disease.

Scientists found people who drink more than one sugar-sweetened drink such as cola or lemonade a day were more likely to have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) than those who said they didn’t drink any fizzy drinks.

And they warned that sugary drinks could also be linked to diabetes and heart disease.

However, they found low-sugar diet versions do not seem to have the same damaging effects.

The team from Tufts University studied 2,634 middle aged men and women who had to say how many caffeinated or sugary drinks such as cola, fruit punch, lemonade or other non-carbonated fruit drinks they consumed daily.

The participants underwent a computed tomography (CT) scan to measure the amount of fat in the liver and some were identified as having non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

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Researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Ageing at the university noticed a higher prevalence of NAFLD among people who reported drinking more than one sugar-sweetened beverage per day compared to people who said they drank no sugar-sweetened beverages.

The study, published in the Journal of Hepatology, revealed the link stood even after the authors accounted for age, sex, body mass index and dietary and lifestyle factors such as calorie intake, alcohol, and smoking.

Source: DailyMail