Sugar does not diabetes

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Sugar does not diabetes
A mother has written to DR Health, she is brought up with that too much sugar causes diabetes. She is now nervous about giving his own child too much sugar.
DR Health diet and exercise expert Katja Maria Jackson, conjures the myth to the ground.

There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2
Type 1 diabetes can start at any time in life and requires a daily injection of insulin, it can not be prevented, but many scientific studies in this area are underway.

Type 2 diabetes, however, comes as a result of inappropriate lifestyle, and it can be prevented.

Obesity and inactivity creates the risk of diabetes type 2
If you have been diagnosed with diabetes either type 1 or 2, then it is true that you have to have a very controlled consumption of sugar and carbohydrates. What is needed to keep blood sugar stable.

However, if you do not have diabetes, then a high sugar intake does not cause diabetes directly. P.t. are risk factors for developing diabetes type 2, an increased intake of calories and fat, leading to obesity, as well as having an inactive lifestyle.

If so, can I eat as much candy as I want?
No, you can not. Although sugar is not directly cause diabetes, it still helps to increase your overall caloric intake. And an increased calorie intake over a longer period will lead to obesity, there is a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes

To prevent diabetes, make sure that both you and your child, maintaining normal weight and follow a healthy lifestyle with regular exercise and diet too.