You might think that choosing flavored soda over wine every day is better for your liver.
However, like alcohol, its daily consumption is harmful for the liver.
The sugar present in the juice enters the liver where it is converted into fat. This can eventually develop into fatty liver disease, which can lead to severe scarring (cirrhosis) if left untreated. It can also kill people.
It’s strange because he doesn’t drink or drink alcohol at all, but he has cirrhosis.
Drinking even once a day can increase the risk of liver cancer, heart disease, diabetes, colon, stomach and throat cancer after 5-7 years.
How toxic are alcoholic beverages to the liver?
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, consuming one or more sugary drinks every day for five to seven years may lead to liver disease. When I explain this to my patients, they are often surprised.
What effect does alcohol have on the liver?
Most of the sugar and corn syrup in sweetened beverages accumulate in the liver. This puts stress on your liver cells and makes it more difficult to remove contaminants from your body. Accumulation of fat in the liver can lead to fatty liver disease, cirrhosis, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. On the other hand, exercise may reduce the risk of fatty liver disease.
How common is fatty liver disease?
We often see people with liver damage due to alcoholic lifestyle.
Fatty liver disease is extremely common. In the United States, alcoholic cirrhosis is the leading cause of liver transplantation, and obesity-related liver disease is the leading cause of obesity-related liver transplantation.
Over the past 20 years, the incidence of liver transplantation for nonfatty liver disease has increased from 5.3% to 23%. This is a big improvement.
How much alcohol can you drink without damaging your liver?
Drinking aromatic beverages once a week is good for your liver. Diet drinks are acceptable, but water is your best option. Since your body is 70% water, it’s important to get enough water.
What are the symptoms of kidney disease?
Constipation, loss of appetite and impotence are all symptoms of liver failure. There may be pain on the right side of the liver and lower ribs. Over time, your skin and the whites of your eyes will turn yellow.
If you get liver disease, will you be sick for the rest of your life?
Fatty liver disease is treatable and reversible. Increased physical activity, good diet, exercise, and weight loss are all key lifestyle changes. Studies are also underway in Ohio on the benefits of various drugs for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
What could be a better strategy to control fatty liver disease than stopping eating fish or limiting sugary beverages?
What could be a better strategy to control fatty liver disease than stopping eating fish or limiting sugary beverages?
If you are at high risk for kidney disease, get more exercise. Exercise, take regular walks, eat fresh fruits and vegetables, and drink plenty of water. If you do all these things, you can drink soda regularly without putting your health at risk.