The Claim
The association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and metabolic risk remains statistically significant after adjustment for dietary quality as measured by the Dietary Guidelines Adherence Index and intakes of coffee, whole grains, and red meat.
What the research says
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Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages is linked to higher metabolic risk even when accounting for overall diet quality, including intake of coffee, whole grains, and red meat.
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The association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and metabolic risk is not explained by overall diet quality, as the findings remained significant after adjusting for the Dietary Guidelines Adherence Index and individual food intakes such as coffee, whole grains, and red meat.
When people drink sugary beverages, the liver turns the sugar into fat, which builds up inside the liver and around internal organs. This fat blocks the liver's ability to respond to insulin, so it keeps making too much glucose. At the same time, fat around the organs releases chemicals that further stop insulin from working, leading to high blood sugar and prediabetes.
What the research says
1 studyEven when scientists accounted for how heavy or healthy people were, drinking sugary sodas still raised their risk of prediabetes — meaning the sugar itself, not just poor overall diet, seems to be the problem.
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