Research
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Consuming two 16-ounce sugar-sweetened beverages daily for six months induces features of metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), including increased liver fat and visceral fat.
Drinking two large sugary sodas a day for six months can cause fatty liver and metabolic syndrome. To avoid this, limit sugary drinks to zero or replace them with water.
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Drinking two sugar-sweetened beverages per day for 6 months induced features of the metabolic syndrome and fatty liver.
Why this rating
Based on randomized controlled trials (e.g., Maersk et al.) cited in the review.
Source
Calorie‐sweetened beverages and fructose: what have we learned 10 years later
George A. Bray et al. · Pediatric Obesity · 2013
DOI 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2013.00171.x
narrative_reviewCited 143×
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