Is Sugar Intake Linked To Diabetes?
May 15th, 2009
How strongly is sugar intake linked to the onset of diabetes, among people who are not overweight? And is there a figure for daily intake of sugar, above which there is a significantly higher chance of diabetes?
like, does it jump? or is your intake of sugar steadily correlated with the likelihood of you getting diabetes?
Obesity is a more important factor and since sugar is a part of that it is sometimes consider a factor but sugar consumption by itself can’t be measured as a reason for developing diabetes.
Diabetes is a disease which affects the way your body regulates blood sugar through insulin production. When you eat sugar, your blood sugar spikes and adjustments need to be made. Over time, your body may come to rely on the large doses of sugar into your bloodstream rather than bother producing it itself. On top of this, sugar itself is metabolized into fats which cause obesity. Add to that the main sources of sugar also being high in calories and you’re already heading toward obesity by the time you’re declared diabetic.
actually excess of sugar is converted to fat in our body in many parts but mainly in form of abdominal fat. resulting obesity will lead to insulin resistance and insulin no longer able to keep the blood sugar in control resulting in diabetes
There is no food that causes diabetes. Consumption of sugar will not cause diabetes or any other condition. It may be interesting for you to know that it’s not just sugar that affects people with diabetes – it is any carbohydrate at all including bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, corn etc
All carbs convert into a type of sugar when digested.
So long story short – there is no link between sugar consumption and diabetes.
For more information look up the American Diabetes Association web site