Drinking a sugar-sweetened drink (like sodas and energy drinks) is much more problematic than eating something with sugar in it.
Here is what the study says:
• Every 12 oz sugar‑sweetened drink (like sodas or energy drinks) you drink daily = 25% higher risk for type 2 diabetes .
• Each 8 oz serving of fruit juice = 5% increased risk .
• BUT sugar from whole fruits, dairy, or grains? Surprisingly, it’s either not bad or even slightly protective.
Essentially, when you drink a sugar‑sweetened drink (Fructose), the liver takes up the fructose directly from the duodenum. Fructose is primarily metabolized in the liver, and a lot of times, it cannot handle the fructose load. The liver converts the extra fructose to uric acid.
The health impacts of high uric acid are: Gout, Hypertension, Insulin Resistance, Fatty Liver Disease, and Chronic Kidney Disease.
