Ingesting too much sugar in your diet
You know it’s important to limit the amount of sugar you eat and drink, but you may be surprised to learn that what you risk is a potential liver disease diagnosis. The main problem lies with high fructose corn syrup, an extremely popular substance in the standard American diet (SAD). ‘While nearly every cell in the body is able to metabolize glucose, only the liver cells can handle fructose,’ says Dr. Sherwood of the Functional Medicine Institute in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
‘If we consume too much fructose over time, the liver can become overwhelmed and suffer irreparable damage.’ Do your best to limit foods with refined sugars and high-fructose corn syrup, such as soda, baked goods, and other sweets, and stick to natural sources of sugar like fruit.
