Fatty liver disease is a condition where fat accumulates excessively in liver cells, causing the liver to degenerate due to fat and function decline over time.
After excluding risk factors such as obesity, age, gender and lifestyle habits, many studies show that consuming sugary drinks significantly increases the risk of disease.
Specifically, compared to people who do not use sugary drinks, men who consume 72 grams of sugar per day and women who consume 50 grams of sugar per day from soft drinks, the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is about 60% higher.
Notably, drinks containing artificial sweeteners also pose risks. People who regularly use many drinks containing artificial sweeteners every day are at a 78% higher risk of fatty liver.
The reason is that sweet drinks often contain a lot of fructose - a type of sugar that is mainly metabolized in the liver. When ingested in large quantities, fructose promotes the process of fat production in the liver. If this amount of fat is not eliminated in time, it will gradually accumulate in liver cells and lead to fatty liver.
To reduce the risk of fatty liver disease, experts recommend gradually limiting sugary drinks instead of abruptly cutting them off. Users can set a goal to reduce it in stages, for example, from drinking 5 glasses per day to 5 glasses per week, then continuing to reduce to 3 glasses per week before further cutting.
In addition, drinking enough water every day is also very important. Adults should supplement about 1,500-1,700 ml of water/day, equivalent to 7-8 glasses of water.
If you feel that filtered water is too monotonous, you can replace it with some low-sugar or sugar-free drinks such as unsweetened soda water, carbonated water, light tea, milk or lemonade without sugar added. However, filtered water is still the best source of water replenishment for the body and should be prioritized in daily life.
