Why Sugar-Sweetened Drinks are Harmful

Why Sugar-Sweetened Drinks are Harmful

About 65 percent of North American adults drink sugar-sweetened beverages every day (NCHS Data Brief, No 270, 2017). Two recent studies show how sugared drinks are associated with liver damage and kidney stones: • A study of nearly 100,000 postmenopausal women...
Why Sugar-Sweetened Drinks are Harmful

Sugared Drinks Associated with Weight Gain

The largest and most thorough review to date of research on sweetened drinks found that “fruit” drinks and other sweetened drinks are strongly associated with overweight and obesity (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Jan 2023;117(1):160-174). The...