Researchers released a study suggesting both sugary drinks and diet sodas are associated with a higher risk of consumers developing fatty liver disease. File Photo by Billie Jean Shaw/UPI
People could be at higher risk of fatty liver disease from both sugary sodas and diet drinks, a new study says.
In fact, artificially sweetened drinks might pose a greater threat to liver health than sugary beverages, researchers reported Monday at the United European Gastroenterology's annual meeting in Berlin.
The team also found that replacing these drinks with water significantly reduced people's risk of fatty liver disease.
"Sugar-sweetened beverages have long been under scrutiny, while their 'diet' alternatives are often seen as the healthier choice," lead researcher Lihe Liu said in a news release. She's a graduate student in gastroenterology at the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University in Suzhou, China.
