date:Oct 24, 2012
aloric intake. Plasma triglycerides are increased by sugar-sweetened beverages, and this increase appears to be due to fructose, rather than to glucose in sugar.
Several 10- to 26-week randomized trials of sugar-containing soft drinks show increases in triglycerides, body weight and visceral adipose tissue; there were also increases in muscle fat and liver fat, which might lead to non-alcoholic-fatty liver disease.