Can Diet Soda Consumption Affect Your Liver? Study Says Excessive Intake Linked To Risk Of MASLD

In the latest study published in the journal BMC Public Health, researchers established an association between heavy intake of diet soda and MASLD risk. (Credit: pixabay/ igorovsyannykov)

Excessive consumption of diet soda could raise the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), the most common form of chronic liver disease, a new study has revealed.

A previous study has found a connection between the mother's consumption of aspartame, an artificial sweetener used in diet soda, during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and autism risk in their kids.