[irishjuggler]

Good points. They started with tiny sample of folks who already had fatty liver disease and then compared them to an even smaller group without the disease. Pretty weak methodology. Even Britain's National Health Service is skeptical.
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/08August/Pages/FizzyDrinksFattyLiver.aspx

[American Constitutionalist]

I am not a doctor or scientist, but, doesn't your liver regulate some fats with other fats or acids ? ...