Drinking Soda Can Make You Store More Unhealthy Fat

reports that unlike other types of fat, visceral fat “tends to be more metabolically active,” which means it “releases compounds that can disrupt the body’s ability to efficiently break down sugar from food” to use as energy, “as well as boost production of cholesterol in the liver.” The study found that daily consumption of sugary drinks “was linked to a 27% greater increase in visceral fat volume,” compared to those who refrained from sugary drinks. According to Fox, there is a growing body of data connecting visceral fat levels to chronic health problems like diabetes, so “this provides an additional piece of evidence suggesting that sugar-sweetened beverages may be associated with a harmful metabolic parameter.” http://time.com/4175428/drinking-soda-fat-sugar/ Not all fat is created equal, and there’s fresh evidence that sugar-sweetened drinks make the body build up the worst kind of fat for your metabolism