You gave up sugar. You started reading labels. You reached for the “sugar-free” version instead.
Now scientists say that switch may be putting you at risk for something far worse.
The Sweetener Hiding in Plain Sight
A major new study out of Washington University in St. Louis has found that sorbitol — a sweetener hiding in sugar-free gum, protein bars, “diet” desserts, and dozens of everyday processed foods — can quietly damage your liver in almost the exact same way as the sugar you were trying to avoid.
Left unchecked, sorbitol can
