Tag: what the health

The recent film What the Health raised the question as to whether sugar or other carbohydrates cause diabetes. Because blood sugar levels are high in diabetes, a common notion has held that eating sugar somehow triggers the disease process. The American Diabetes Association⁽¹⁾ and Diabetes UK(2) have labeled this notion a “myth,” as has the Joslin Diabetes Center⁽³⁾, which wrote, “Diabetes is not caused by eating too much sugar.” These and other organizations have worked to educate people about the causes of diabetes and the role that foods play in the disease process. Continue reading “Does Sugar Cause Diabetes?”