Sorbitol, an alternative sweetener, is converted to disease-causing fructose in liver, in experiments in zebrafish. Fructose processed in the liver may be hijacked to supercharge cancer cells and is a key contributor to steatotic liver disease, affecting 30% of the adult population worldwide.

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Sorbitol, an alternative sweetener, is converted to disease-causing fructose in liver, in experiments in zebrafish. Fructose processed in the liver may be hijacked to supercharge cancer cells and is a key contributor to steatotic liver disease, affecting 30% of the adult population worldwide.

Sorbitol, an alternative sweetener, is converted to disease-causing fructose in liver, in experiments in zebrafish. Fructose processed in the liver may be hijacked to supercharge cancer cells and is a key contributor to steatotic liver disease, affecting 30% of the adult population worldwide.

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