Sugary drinks cause fatty liver

• April 24, 2024

The mayor of New York , Michael Bloomberg recently announced plans to ban the sale of sugary drinks of more than half a liter in restaurants, cinemas, street stalls and stadiums in the city. It will also apply to juices, coffees, teas, flavored waters, etc.

This project joins other initiatives that are being promoted by the mayor to combat obesity and the overweight . Other studies published by the American Journal of Nutrition , have shown that sugary drinks also cause problems like fatty liver , triglycerides high, diabetes and heart disease.

The fatty liver it is characterized bybad digestion and inflammation of the legs, as explained by the doctor Jorge Luis Poo , specialist in liver diseases:

According to data from the UN the obesity is one of the problems of Health most serious on the planet. More than one billion adults have overweight . Of them, 42 million are children. In addition, 300 million people suffer obesity . Each year at least 2.6 million human beings die from these causes.

A recent publication in American Journal of Nutrition , associated a higher probability of suffering a stroke, with the consumption of more than one soft drink a day. In Mexico , a person consumes an average of 450 cans of soda per year.

The American Heart Association recommends not consuming more than 3 cans of soda a week and avoid consumption if you have overweight or obesity . To have a stable weight, specialists recommend having a diet balanced, do exercise At least three times a week and drink at least two liters of water per day. Beware!

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