SummaryĬonsuming too much added sugar, especially from sugary beverages, increases your risk of weight gain and can lead to visceral fat accumulation.Ģ. Research shows that consuming sugary beverages is associated with weight gain and increased risk of type 2 diabetes ( 7, 8).Īlso, drinking a lot of sugar-sweetened beverages is linked to an increased amount of visceral fat, a kind of deep belly fat associated with conditions like diabetes and heart disease ( 9). In other words, sugary beverages don’t curb your hunger, making it easy to quickly consume a high number of liquid calories.
Sugar-sweetened drinks like sodas, juices, and sweet teas are loaded with fructose, a type of simple sugar.Ĭonsuming fructose increases your hunger and desire for food more than glucose, the main type of sugar found in starchy foods ( 5).Īdditionally, animal studies show that excessive fructose consumption may cause resistance to leptin, an important hormone that regulates hunger and tells your body to stop eating ( 6). Obesity rates are rising worldwide, and evidence suggests that added sugar - often from sugar-sweetened beverages - is a major contributor to obesity ( 4).
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