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Diet and sugary drinks raise risk of common liver disease by up to 60%, new research finds
A UK Biobank study linked daily consumption of artificially sweetened drinks to a 60% higher fatty liver risk and sugary drinks to a 50% increase, with water lowering risk.
- Researchers found daily consumption of about nine ounces of artificially sweetened beverages was linked to a 60% higher fatty liver disease risk, while sugary beverages raised risk by 50%.
- Using UK Biobank data, researchers followed nearly 124,000 people over a median 10-year follow-up, during which nearly 1,200 participants developed fatty liver disease and 108 died from liver-related causes.
- Study data showed replacing artificially sweetened beverages with water lowered fatty liver disease risk by more than 15%, while sugary beverages increased risk through sugar spikes, weight gain, and uric acid.
- Researchers advise choosing water over any sweetened beverage and plan long-term clinical trials, noting findings presented at meetings should be considered preliminary until peer-reviewed journal publication.
- Reported Monday at the United European Gastroenterology's annual meeting in Berlin, researchers said artificially sweetened drinks might pose greater liver risks than sugary ones and called for diet reconsideration, lead researcher Lihe Liu noted.
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Both Diet And Sugary Drinks Increase Fatty Liver Disease Risk, Study Says
Diet and sugary drinks raise risk of common liver disease by up to 60%, new research finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Drinking as little as one can of diet soda a day may increase the risk of nonalcohol fatty liver disease by 60%, while drinking a sugary beverage could raise the risk by 50%, a new unpublished study found. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, is a condition in which fat builds up in the liver of people who drink little to no alcohol. The damage can be similar to what’s seen in a heavy drinker and lead to cir…
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