Consumption of added sugar doubles fat production

ScienceDaily
Mar 16, 2021, 10:07 am159 pts
Too much sugar is unhealthy - that we know, but it's not just down to the many calories. Even moderate amounts of added fructose and sucrose double the body's own fat production in the liver, researchers have shown. In the long term, this contributes to the development of diabetes or a fatty liver.

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