The article "Quantity of Sugar In Food Supply Is Linked To Diabetes" explained that studies from a while back show that too much sugar isn't just a cause for diabetes, but also has a major impact on a person's weight. Eating too much sugar on average, is what exposes people to diabetes in addition to gaining excessive weight. But now, recently, researches say that too much sugar may have a direct impact on diabetes. Researches from different Over the past decade, universities studied diabetes rates from 175 countries. Keeping track of obesity as well, the outcome showed that when sugar was increased in food supply, higher diabetes rates occurred.
Assistant professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, Sanjay Basu stated, "these data suggest that at a population level there are additional
factors that contribute to diabetes risk besides obesity and total
calorie intake." Many say that if sugar amounts in food supply are lowered, then diabetes risks are automatically lowered as well, meanwhile, others disagree, saying that sugar supply aren't a contributing factor to diabetes. Researcher Basu made clear that these results do not prove that diabetes is caused by sugar, but does provide support for the body in trials of experiment, suggesting that sugar effect other parts of the body including the pancreas and liver.
After reading this article, I think that researchers should really further these studies because the results can have a big impact on people's diets. Even if sugar really isn't a cause for diabetes, then people will still most likely take note of sugar amounts in their meals, keeping alert that it can also cause them to gain weight.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183452.htm
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