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Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) increases the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome by providing unabsorbed liquid calories and promoting de novo lipogenesis and visceral fat accumulation.
To reduce your risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome, limit your intake of sugar-sweetened beverages. Replace them with water, unsweetened coffee, or tea. If you consume fruit juice, limit it to about 4 ounces per day, as it acts like other added sugars. Reducing SSB intake is associated with less weight gain and lower risk of fatty liver.
Meta-analyses suggest that consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is related to the risk of diabetes, the metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease. Drinking two 16-ounce SSBs per day for 6 months induced features of the metabolic syndrome and fatty liver.
Why this rating
Supported by multiple meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, and large-scale surveys, though the authors acknowledge correlations do not prove causation.
Source
Dietary Sugar and Body Weight: Have We Reached a Crisis in the Epidemic of Obesity and Diabetes?
George A. Bray et al. · Diabetes Care · 2014
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