Intake of sugary beverages, and especially soft drinks, increases the risk of obesity and diabetes. But they are now emerging as a major risk factor for kidney disease. Sugary beverages contain -11 sugar content, either as sucrose (a disaccharide of fructose and glucose) or as high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), the latter a mixture of fructose and glucose monosaccharides in a 55-to-45 relative ratio. Intake of soft drinks increased markedly over the last century but has been steadily decreasing in the United States since 2005. However, (his has been partially compensated by increased intake of other sugary beverages, including energy drinks, sports drinks, and juices. Today ~5 to 7 of the overall energy intake comes from sugary beverages.
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