from Journal of the American College of Cardiology
The notion that drinking too many sugarsweetened
beverages can lead to weight
gain is not new, but Harvard researchers
summarized data from previous studies
in an article for the Journal of the
American College of Cardiology and took
a closer look at the unique role fructose
may play in health issues such as
obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular
disease. They note the major source of
fructose in our diet comes from sugarsweetened
beverages and that not
enough is being done to reduce
consumption of these drinks. The review
shows that consuming one or two sugarsweetened
beverages a day is not only
linked to greater weight gain and risk of
diabetes, fatty liver disease, along with
greater risk of heart attack and stroke.
Over consumption of fructose may also
lead to too much uric acid in the blood,
which is associated with gout.