Drinking sugary drinks, even just 1/day, is linked to high risk of liver cancer
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Re: Drinking sugary drinks, even just 1/day, is linked to high risk of liver cancer
#2> Data from 90,504 postmenopausal women, aged 50 to 79, over nearly 19 years of follow up [... showed that] women who consumed at least one sweetened drink per day were 73% more likely to develop liver cancer than women who had three or fewer sweet drinks a month. Women who drank one or more sweet beverages daily had a 78% higher risk, according to the data.
Ok, so there's a big difference between 0.1 per day and 1.0 per day, but more than that is almost negligible. No control for other lifestyle factors, though I'm sure we could confirm this even approximately with self-reported activity measurements.
Re: Drinking sugary drinks, even just 1/day, is linked to high risk of liver cancer
#3Cited paper, it's quite short: https://academic.oup.com/cdn/article/6/Supplement_1/259/6606...
Re: Drinking sugary drinks, even just 1/day, is linked to high risk of liver cancer
#4Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease [0] is a thing, AIUI it's largely caused by how fructose is handled exceptionally poorly by the liver.
Sucrose (sugar) is basically half fructose and half glucose.
I often encounter people who don't realize common sugar is half fructose. So even if they understand that a diet "high in fructose" is a risk factor for these things, they don't necessarily appreciate that sugar == fructose. They'll moderate their fruit intake, which isn't even that problematic because soluble fiber is like a fructose antidote. But won't be as careful about sugary junk foods/drinks devoid of fiber, which is where the real problem actually lies.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-alcoholic_fatty_liver_dise...
Re: Drinking sugary drinks, even just 1/day, is linked to high risk of liver cancer
#5Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease [0] is a thing, AIUI it's largely caused by how fructose is handled exceptionally poorly by the liver. Sucrose (sugar) is basically half fructose and half glucose. I often encounter people who don't realize common sugar is half fructose. So even if they understand that a diet "high in fructose" is a risk factor for these things, they don't necessarily appreciate that sugar == fructos…
Fructose is most commonly found in fruit. I am still trying to work out if fruit is a healthy option or not. (Nutritional science can't seem to make up their mind on much).
Re: Drinking sugary drinks, even just 1/day, is linked to high risk of liver cancer
#6Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease [0] is a thing, AIUI it's largely caused by how fructose is handled exceptionally poorly by the liver. Sucrose (sugar) is basically half fructose and half glucose. I often encounter people who don't realize common sugar is half fructose. So even if they understand that a diet "high in fructose" is a risk factor for these things, they don't necessarily appreciate that sugar == fructos…
Fructose is most commonly found in fruit. I am still trying to work out if fruit is a healthy option or not. (Nutritional science can't seem to make up their mind on much).
A single piece of fruit is going to have like 1/5 the sugar that is in a small soda, so maybe don't overthink it.
Fruit juice isn't great, because it makes it easier to consume a larger amount of sugar (but it's better than soda).
Re: Drinking sugary drinks, even just 1/day, is linked to high risk of liver cancer
#7Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease [0] is a thing, AIUI it's largely caused by how fructose is handled exceptionally poorly by the liver. Sucrose (sugar) is basically half fructose and half glucose. I often encounter people who don't realize common sugar is half fructose. So even if they understand that a diet "high in fructose" is a risk factor for these things, they don't necessarily appreciate that sugar == fructos…
Fructose is most commonly found in fruit. I am still trying to work out if fruit is a healthy option or not. (Nutritional science can't seem to make up their mind on much).
Considering a 33cl can of coke has as much sugar as 4 apples I doubt it. Most fruits actually aren't that sweet: https://www.sugarnutritionresource.org/news-articles/what-su...
Fruits are also packed with nutrients/vitamins and are way more satiating than a small can of coke, the later serving 0 purpose in a diet besides temporarily relieving a sugar addiction
Re: Drinking sugary drinks, even just 1/day, is linked to high risk of liver cancer
#8> Data from 90,504 postmenopausal women, aged 50 to 79, over nearly 19 years of follow up [... showed that] women who consumed at least one sweetened drink per day were 73% more likely to develop liver cancer than women who had three or fewer sweet drinks a month. Women who drank one or more sweet beverages daily had a 78% higher risk, according to the data. Ok, so there's a big difference between 0.1 per day and 1.0…
It is embarrassing to me we fund shit science like this.
Surely, someone who eats chocolate cake everyday day also has health issues compared to those who do not because of the correlation with poor lifestyle choices that someone who eats chocolate cake everyday is bound to have.
How many people eat a good diet, exercise regularly and have a non-diet coke everyday? Basically no one.
Re: Drinking sugary drinks, even just 1/day, is linked to high risk of liver cancer
#9Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease [0] is a thing, AIUI it's largely caused by how fructose is handled exceptionally poorly by the liver. Sucrose (sugar) is basically half fructose and half glucose. I often encounter people who don't realize common sugar is half fructose. So even if they understand that a diet "high in fructose" is a risk factor for these things, they don't necessarily appreciate that sugar == fructos…
Fructose is most commonly found in fruit. I am still trying to work out if fruit is a healthy option or not. (Nutritional science can't seem to make up their mind on much).
LOL, what do you plan on eating in the meantime since you think the jury is still out on fruit?
Re: Drinking sugary drinks, even just 1/day, is linked to high risk of liver cancer
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Fructose is most commonly found in fruit. I am still trying to work out if fruit is a healthy option or not. (Nutritional science can't seem to make up their mind on much).
LOL, what do you plan on eating in the meantime since you think the jury is still out on fruit?
stuff without sugar. It's one of the few things that nutritional science seems to agree on, sugar is bad, and the more processing involved in a food the worse it is.