For years, diet soda has been sold as the “healthier” alternative to sugary soft drinks, the guilt-free fizz we could sip without worry. But a new study is challenging that assumption, and the results are shocking. Researchers in China have found that even a single can of artificially sweetened soda per day may increase the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) — the most common liver disease in the US Surprisingly, diet soda appears to pose an even higher risk than regular, sugar-laden soda. The findings suggest that those zero-calorie bubbles might not be as innocent as they seem.
