Fatty liver: The sweetener known to cause scarring of the liver that's 'as damaging as alcohol'

Several studies have highlighted the dangers of some sweeteners for the liver, suggesting that they may be as damaging as alcohol.

Fatty liver disease can put the organ at serious risk causing irreversible scarring in some advanced cases.

While alcohol is one of the main culprits in liver disease, the effect of certain sweeteners has been found to be equally damaging.