Ambika Dutt Drops a Truth Bomb: Sugar Could Be the New Alcohol

Most people believe fatty liver only happens to those who drink alcohol. But that's not always true. Nutritionist Ambika Dutt shared a real-life example. Her neighbor's brother never drank alcohol in his life. Still, during a regular health test, his SGOT and SGPT levels were found to be very high. The doctor told him he had fatty liver.

1 in 3 Indians Has Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver

A recent AIIMS study shows that one-third of the Indian population is suffering from Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Even more shocking is that 35% of these cases are in children. This is not caused by alcohol. Then what is causing it? The answer is something we all consume daily: sugar.

Sugar More Dangerous Than You Think

Sugar has two parts: glucose and fructose. Glucose gives energy, but fructose has no useful role in the body. Instead, fructose gets stored in the liver as fat. Over time, this fat buildup causes fatty liver disease, even in people who never touch alcohol.

Where Is This Sugar Hiding?

Sugar is not only in sweets. It hides in jaggery, refined sugar, corn syrup, packaged juices, so-called health drinks, and ultra-processed foods. We often don't realize how much sugar we are eating every day, and that's harming our liver silently.

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Time to Change Our Habits

Fatty liver is no longer just a drinker's disease. A poor diet, no exercise, and too much sugar are the real reasons behind it. So it's time to pause, check what we eat, move our bodies more, and protect our liver by making better lifestyle choices.