We all know that sugary drinks are not the best for us but soda may be one of the worst! Here are 13 ways that sugary sodas are bad for your health.

-You tend to consume more total calories if you drink soda, as liquid sugar doesn’t make you feel full. Sugar-sweetened beverages are associated with weight gain.

-Sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup are about 50% fructose, which can only be metabolized by your liver. Excessive amounts may contribute to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

-High consumption of fructose makes you accumulate belly fat, a dangerous type of fat linked to metabolic disease

-Excess fructose intake may lead to insulin resistance, the main abnormality in metabolic syndrome.

-A large body of evidence links added sugar consumption — particularly from sugar-sweetened beverages — to type 2 diabetes

-Sugary sodas contain little to no essential nutrients, only providing sugar and calories.

-Animal trials suggest that a high-fructose diet can drive leptin resistance. Eliminating fructose may reverse the problem.

-Sugary drinks have powerful effects on your brain’s reward system, which may lead to addiction.

-Multiple studies have determined a strong link between sugary beverages and heart disease risk.

-Observational studies suggest that sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to an increased risk of cancer.