A heart surgeon has described one of the world’s most common drinks as “liquid death” and told people they should not drink it, “period”

A heart surgeon has described one of the world’s most common drinks as “liquid death” and told people they should not drink i

not the only prominent medical expert who believes fizzy drinks present a more serious health risk than many recognise.

Dr William Li (right) said is linked to diseases such as cardiovascular (Image: Getty)Dr William Li recently told the Zoe podcast: “Soda is everyone’s favourite whipping boy. Rightfully so.

“The preponderance of clinical evidence, public health evidence, shows that high consumption of soda is associated with everything from metabolic disease to cardiovascular disease to cancer risk.

“But is it the sugar? Is glucose that demonic element that we need to

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