Two soft drinks a day may lead to long term liver damage

telegraph.co.uk ^ | 12 Aug 2009 | Chris Irvine

[Brookhaven]

Is it the fizz or the sugar that is the problem?

The article seems to indicate it is the sugar, since drinking lots of fruit juice produces the same results. I wish they would just write the story instead of trying to be sensational.

It doesn’t take a genius to know drinking stuff with lots of sugar in it is bad for you.

The fructose connection is ironic. I remember years ago health food stores were pushing fructose as a substitute for white-sugar becuase it was more natural (and thus better for you.)

[wardaddy]

ok doc...you can take my diet dr pepper from my cold dead fingers

this reminds me of my mom (rip) and my wife insisting I get clipped downtown...

bullshite I told em....you’re welcome to have the pathologist do it on the autopsy table but till then these tadpoles have an exit strategy

[goat granny]

Bourbon, did you say bourbon, I love bourbon neat, with a Pepsi chaser (just a small chaster) I read that they interviewed a 100 year old man in some newspaper, you know they ask all the same questions, but this guy said he was told by his old aunt that 1 shot of whiskey a day will lead to a long life, so he started out each day with 1 shot of whiskey...since the age of 17, (he was born before the nanny state). Since I don't want to live to be 100, I make it a shot every other day. So far so good...:O)

[editor-surveyor]

"In other news, social security is going bankrupt because people are living too long."

Not really. - Social Security is going bankrupt due to the abortion of over 50 million of our children in the last 35 years.

[editor-surveyor]

"Hey does 3 or 4 a day have benefits?"

Yes, a closer relationship with your mortition.

[editor-surveyor]

"Whoops, the article does state that aspartame can lead to fatty liver but I find that somewhat difficult to believe."

True, it'll destroy your brain, nervous system, and vision long before it can get to your liver.

[do the dhue]

It says TWO soft drinks a day MAY lead to long term liver damage. So, I am thinking that my liver MAY be in great shape, because I drink far more then TWO a day.

[Bag]

I knew you would have an answer for me! :)

[neverdem]

Does the UK also use HFCS ?

I don't know, but from looking at all the diclaimers in the rest of the story, I won't be surprised.

[kalee]

ping

[neverdem]

What is the treatment?

Reducing fructose consumption and exercise.

[TexasRepublic]

Okay, I’m convinced. I’m switching from soft drinks to hard drinks.

[Right Wing Assault]

I’ve been to a lot of funerals and not many died of liver problems that I knew of. The ones who did were heavy drinkers.

[TheLurkerX]

I bet you that Obama’s tax soda idea latches onto this as a valid scientific study.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Kool Aid is just powdered sugar with flavoring.Gatorade is fine, but if you want a drink that is natural and not processed,Black tea you should be drinking.

[Niteflyr]

They never made an airplane with a gas pedal!

According to this Sprite has damaged my liver a long time ago....

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-disease-treatment-care-Treatment for Heart Disease

http://www.healthnewsflash.com/conditions/cirrhosis_of_the_liver.php#treatment-Treatment for Cirrhosis of the Liver