soda pop – Dr. Barry Dworkin

Soda pop study with the usual self-reporting bias food questionnaires links to risk of developing fatty liver disease. Not great to drink the stuff so limiting use is a healthful choice for many reasons but study itself cannot demonstrate causality.

February 13, 2026

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 13, 2026 Source:This Everyday Nonalcoholic Drink Could Be Linked to Serious Liver Risk, Researchers Say Reference:Soft drink consumption and increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Results from the health workers cohort study Referenced Study: “Soft drink consumption and increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Results from the health…
Calorie reduction promise from soda pop producers does not jive with "Magically when they turn 12, we'd suddenly attack them like a bunch of wolves" – Coke executive*

September 24, 2014

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 24, 2014 Source: Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper pledge to reduce calories with smaller sizes, diet drinks Reference:for title quote: * From Book, Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss

Soda pop study with the usual self-reporting bias food questionnaires links to risk of developing fatty liver disease. Not great to drink the stuff so limiting use is a healthful choice for many reasons but study itself cannot demonstrate causality.