Startling Links Between Fatty Liver Disease and the Sugar in Your Diet

Startling Links Between Fatty Liver Disease and the Sugar in Your Diet Fatty liver disease is a scourge affecting an increasingly large number of people in the developed world, but often we fail to make connections between the development of fatty liver and... More

Startling Links Between Fatty Liver Disease and the Sugar in Your Diet Fatty liver disease is a scourge affecting an increasingly large number of people in the developed world, but often we fail to make connections between the development of fatty liver and the real causes in our diet. The name itself causes most people to assume the disease is related primarily to the fat content of the sufferer s diet – however, new research indicates sugar may be an even bigger culprit than previously thought. Soda and other high-sugar drinks have come under fire for their role in slowing down the metabolism and creating higher risks of diabetes and other serious diet-related illnesses. And it s not just cola that s to blame – even drinks that many people assume are healthy, such as orange juice, tend to be crammed with high sugar levels that create higher risks of fatty liver disease. New studies have even suggested some ethnicities may be at greater risks than others. High fructose corn syrup Less