Fat has a lot of applications in English, from fat cats and fat bank accounts to a fat head or a fat lip, not to mention a phat beat.

But it's fatty liver disease that's the focus today, because a study has found that fructose-containing beverages are an essential component — along with a high-fat diet — for developing fatty liver disease.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects around 25% of American adults, and in some it progresses to heart disease, stroke, dementia, gout, intestinal woes, cirrhosis, or even liver cancer. So there's one more reason to ditch fructose-added beverages like sodas, ice teas, sports drinks, and fruity drinks.

More COVID-19 vaccine confusion. True: The vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds is less effective in preventing infection than it is (in higher doses) in older folks. False: That means there's no reason to have younger children vaccinated. True: Although the vaccine efficacy falls to around 12% pretty quickly, it still prevents severe disease for around half of infected kids — and that's something you want 100% of the time.

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and AMA president Dr. Gerald Harmon are making an effort to get misinformation on COVID-19 and vaccines off social media. Let's hope that happens.

Says Dr. Harmon, "Junk science and misinformation about this virus that have proliferated on social media and sewn distrust in medicine cost us lives and drive families apart."

Until then, stick with reliable sources, such as the American Medical Association, the Cleveland Clinic, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.