2. Raises Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Excess sugar is a known cause of insulin resistance and elevated insulin in the blood, which are key contributing factors in Type 2 diabetes that now afflicts about 300 million people worldwide. When you eat more sugar, it leads to a buildup of fatty deposits around the liver. Overtime, it affects the functioning of the pancreas, which in turn leads to insulin resistance.
When the body becomes resistant to insulin, the beta cells in the pancreas eventually become damaged and lose the ability to produce sufficient insulin.
Again, a 2010 study published in Diabetes Care confirms that intake of sugar-sweetened beverages is linked to development of metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes.
Another study published in 2013 in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, concluded that sugar intake is a prominent determinant of diabetes prevalence rates worldwide. This conclusion is based on data from 350,000 people in eight European countries.
A recent 2016 study concluded that a high-fructose diet induced dyslipidemia and hepatic and adipose tissue insulin resistance.
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