Lead to Fatty Liver

Fructose consumption has long been associated with an increased risk of fatty liver. It's proven that consuming moderate amounts of specific types of sugar may double the production of fat in the liver.

Unlike glucose and other sugar, which are absorbed by a wide variety of cells throughout the body, fructose is almost completely broken down by the liver. Fructose is converted to energy or stored as glycogen in the liver. The liver, on the other hand, can only store so much glycogen before it is turned to fat. Large amounts of added sugar in the form of fructose overwhelm the liver, causing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition marked by excessive fat accumulation in the liver. People who consumed sugar-sweetened beverages on a regular basis had a 56% higher chance of getting NAFLD than those who did not, according to the research of over 5,900 adults.