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Why is drinking bad for you

Two fizzy drinks a day can raise risk of liver disease - but diet versions do NOT have the same damaging effect Sugar-sweetened drinks like cola linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease And there could be also associations with diabetes and heart disease More than 2,000 participants in the study had to say how many caffeinated or sugary drinks they consumed daily But researchers found no link between diet drinks and NAFLD Drinking just two cans of fizzy drink a day raises your risk of liver disease, according to a study. Scientists found people who drink more than one sugar-sweetened drink such as cola or lemonade a day were more likely to have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) than those who said they didn’t drink any fizzy drinks. And they warned that sugary drinks could also be linked to diabetes and heart disease. However, they found low-sugar diet versions do not seem to have the same damaging effects.  Sugar-sweetened drinks su