SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Most Americans know soda is not a very healthy drink, but that’s not stopping us from filling up our cups. According to the Centers for Disease Control one in four Americans drink more than one soda a day and all that sugar adds up. While love handles and diabetes are obvious consequences of too much sugar, a new study shows there are some hidden threats as well.
Danish researchers studied 3 groups of people. Some drank soda, others milk and some water for six months, what they found was shocking. Those that drank soda had a 132 to 142 percent increase in liver fat; a 117 to 221 percent jump in skeletal fat, and 30 percent increase in triglyceride blood fats.
Normally fat is under the skin or around the internal organs, but the study shows something much scarier.
Dr. Wayne askew, professor at the University Of Utah College Of Health said, "The sugar beverages caused the fat to be deposited directly into [the] organs."
Even given these statistics, soda lovers say they just can't stop. University of Utah student, Bentley Clark said, "It tastes so good, there’s something about the kick of carbonation and the kick of the caffeine."
