Soda, pizza and salty food up liver disease in kids: Study

Children who regularly intake fructose present in soda, sweetened beverages, pizza and salty food, biscuits, yogurt may be be prone to liver disease, researchers warn.

According to a study, led by researchers from Bambino Gesu Hospital in Italy, dietary fructose increases serum uric acid concentrations.

Both uric acid concentration and fructose consumption may be high in individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - a condition where extra fat is accumulated in liver cells in people who drink little or no alcohol.

It is estimated to affect up to 30 per cent of the general population in Western countries and up to 9.6 per cent of all children and 38 per cent of obese children across a spectrum of liver disease, including NASH (defined as steatosis, hepatocyte ballooning and inflammation).

Although NASH is a less aggressive form of NAFLD, it can progress to severe fibrosis and cirrhosis, with development of hepatocellular carcinoma in adults.

The findings suggested that fructose consumption was independently associated with high uric acid, which occurred more frequently in patients with NASH than in not-NASH patients.

"It is plausible that dietary fructose intake and uric acid concentrations are potential risk factors for liver disease progression in NAFLD," said Valerio Nobili from Bambino Gesu Hospital in Italy.

Most Read

★Yoga Poses for People with Less Flexible Body

★Tips to Even your Skin Tone Naturally

★The Diabetes Diet

★Eating Carbs and Fats Before a Workout? Read This

★The tangy taste of Banaras

★Best and Worst Drinks for Weight Loss

★6 Foods You Can Incorporate In Your Fat Burner Diet For Best Results

★Breakthrough drug restores more than 90% of lost hair in most patients

★Learn to Do Vinyasa Yoga for Weight Loss

★Skin tone linked to fruit and vegetable consumption

★Know why milk should be a part of your beauty regimen

★Plum goodness for your hair!

★Can Eating Bananas Help You Lose Weight?

★Making handloom accessible

★7 Healthy Hacks for Your Pumpkin Spice Latte

★Outdoor Activities to Lose Weight

★Top Fitness Stars Share Their Most Common Workout Habits

★The Simple 20-Minute Habit That Could Save Your Life

★10 Benefits Of Climbing Stairs ? An Underdog In The World Of Fitness

★10 Weight Loss Tips to Make Things Easier (and Faster)

★How your make-up bag could wreck your health

★5 Skincare resolutions for 2019 that you must keep

★Man has lived with giant neck for 13 years after going to doctors for help

★6 Best Oils for a Naturally Clear and Glowing Skin

★This Yoga Flow Will Instantly Boost Your Mood

★Aerobic training can help reverse ageing

★The best skin care quickies men with oily skin can get

★Ways to Use Honey for a Glowing Skin

★Acne sufferers likely to live longer than people with flawless skin

★Try these 4 simple yoga asanas to gain weight

★Why most people use emotional words to persuade others

★10 Surprising Things That Can Cause You to Lose Muscle

★Healthiest Foods For Women

★Education can boost men?s chances of online dating

★Yoga Asanas To Prevent Hair Loss

★Popular weight loss strategies

★How to Lose Weight Fast: 3 Simple Steps, Based on Science

★Mushrooms could prevent risk of Dementia, scientists say

★Legumes, nuts and kale can help you get big muscles

★Breathe Right to Live a Healthier and Better Life

★Guinness World Record for bearded woman Harnaam Kaur

★9 Super Simple Exercises to Reduce Belly Fat

★5 Ways to Dry Herbs

★Do you want to be paid for sleeping well at night?

★The amazing and healthy benefits of meditation!

★Five foods that can cause problems if consumed on an empty stomach!

★Research reveals surprising health benefits of chewing your food

★Manage oily skin in winters with these steps

★This is how many calories your tea and coffee habit is adding to your diet EVERY DAY

★7 Must-Eat Fermented Foods for a Healthy Gut