The Claim
Among Thai university students, those with visceral fat levels above 9 consume an average of 49.7 g/day of sugar from sugar-sweetened beverages, compared to 26.9 g/day among those with normal visceral fat levels, indicating a difference in sugar intake associated with visceral adiposity.
What the research says
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Thai university students with higher levels of visceral fat consume nearly twice as much sugar from sugary drinks each day as students with normal visceral fat levels.
See the scientific wording
Among Thai university students, individuals with visceral fat levels above 9 (indicating elevated metabolic risk) consume an average of 49.7 g/day of sugar from sugar-sweetened beverages, nearly double the intake of those with normal visceral fat levels (26.9 g/day), suggesting a strong association between SSB-derived sugar and visceral adiposity.
When people drink sugary beverages, the fructose in them goes straight to the liver, where it gets turned into fat. This fat is packaged and sent into the bloodstream, where it builds up around the organs in the belly, making the belly fat increase.
What the research says
1 studyThis study found that Thai college students who drank more sugary drinks like iced tea had much more belly fat than those who drank less. So yes, drinking lots of sugary drinks is linked to higher belly fat.
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