July 12, 2025

Soda Triggers Diabetes — Even If You're Not Overweight - AI Podcast

6 minutes

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Drinking just one sugary beverage a day increases your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 25%, even if you're not overweight
Boys who consume daily sugary drinks in childhood show a 34% rise in insulin resistance by age 17, along with higher fasting glucose levels
Unlike glucose, which is used by every cell in your body, fructose is processed only by your liver — and in excess, it gets turned into fat, driving fatty liver disease and insulin resistance
Fructose from whole fruit is not harmful because it's absorbed slowly with fiber and nutrients, but processed fructose in soda, including high-fructose corn syrup, floods your liver and overwhelms your mitochondria
Replacing just one daily soda with water, coffee or tea reduces your risk of Type 2 diabetes by 17%, making it one of the easiest and most effective prevention strategies

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By Dr. Mercola

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July 12, 2025

6 minutes

Story at-a-glance

Drinking just one sugary beverage a day increases your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 25%, even if you're not overweight
Boys who consume daily sugary drinks in childhood show a 34% rise in insulin resistance by age 17, along with higher fasting glucose levels
Unlike glucose, which is used by every cell in your body, fructose is processed only by your liver — and in excess, it gets turned into fat, driving fatty liver disease and insulin resistance
Fructose from whole fruit is not harmful because it's absorbed slowly with fiber and nutrients, but processed fructose in soda, including high-fructose corn syrup, floods your liver and overwhelms your mitochondria
Replacing just one daily soda with water, coffee or tea reduces your risk of Type 2 diabetes by 17%, making it one of the easiest and most effective prevention strategies

...more