Sugar makes you fat. Did you know the body turns excess sugar into fat? This is done in the liver. The second most common cause of fatty liver and death from liver failure is too much sugar and refined carbohydrates. (Alcohol is the first). Sugar acts like a drug – you can hooked. Go cold turkey and sweeten foods with fruit instead. You can use a little xylose/xylitol – that’s the low GL sugar in plums, berries and cherries, available from health food stores and some supermarkets.