India, Dec. 27 -- In a world obsessed with wellness hacks, many have swapped white sugar for spoons of honey or chunks of jaggery, believing they are doing their bodies a favour. However, according to Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, a hepatologist known as The Liver Doc on social media, these popular alternatives are essentially white sugar in a different wrapper. Also read | Neurosurgeon warns shifting from sugar to jaggery or honey doesn't make food safe: 'All spike sugar the same'

In an Instagram post on December 23, Dr Philips challenged the 'health halo' surrounding natural sweeteners, warning that your internal organs - specifically your liver and pancreas - can't tell much of a difference. The doctor added that the goal should not be to r...