When people eat a lot of fructose (like in sugary drinks), their liver has a harder time burning fat for energy, especially if they're also eating a lot of fat — which can lead to fat building up in...

Eating too much fructose—like the sugar in soda and candy—can slow down your liver’s ability to burn fat, making fat build up and mess up your metabolism.

Eating too much fructose—like the sugar in soda and sweetened snacks—may slow down your liver’s ability to burn fat, which can lead to fat buildup and make your body less responsive to insulin.

Eating too much fructose, like from sugary drinks, makes your liver turn it into fat, which can build up and lead to fatty liver disease—even if you don't drink alcohol.

How much fructose you eat doesn’t seem to affect liver fat in middle-aged adults — it might matter more where the fructose comes from, like fruit versus soda, rather than how much you eat.

Eating too much fructose — like from sugary drinks — can overload your liver, turning the sugar into fat and raising your risk for fatty liver and heart problems.