Doesn sugar cause diabetes?
Diabetes is a disease caused by inadequate production, or complete lack, of the hormone insulin. Obesity has been highlighted as a major risk factor in diabetes development and over 80% of people with Type 2 diabetes (the most common type) are overweight. It is certainly not caused by eating too much sugar. Eating a healthy, balanced, low-fat, diet and increasing physical activity will help to prevent excessive weight gain. Insulin is one of the hormones the body needs to keep blood sugar (glucose) levels within the narrow range required for good health. In most people, when food is consumed, blood glucose levels rise and insulin is produced to bring them back down. In people with diabetes, this insulin response is defective and, if not treated, blood glucose levels become dangerously high. For many years, people with diabetes were told to avoid sugar. However, modern scientific research has shown that people with diabetes can include moderate amounts of sugar in their diet as part of
