We all know the great feeling of relaxing with a cold soda, perhaps when watching a movie, after a hard day’s work, or just at the beach in the summertime. Many chose diet options, but now experts have issued a serious health warning. I can affect you even if you drink less than one can a day.
A study presented on October 6 at the 2025 United European Gastroenterology Week conference in Berlin shows that even drinking diet soda and moderate amounts of artificially sweetened and sugary drinks can be a health hazard. It is associated with an increased risk of liver disease, the study says.
As little as 9 ounces os a sugary drink per day can increase the risk of Metabolically Dysregulated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) by 50%. Meanwhile, the same amount of a single diet soda can increase the risk by 60%.
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