
High fructose corn syrup causes diabetes what is the evidence?
High fructose corn syrup causes diabetes what is the evidence?
The internet claims that high fructose corn syrup causes diabetes and a bunch of other maladies . Usually based on some weak evidence, the usual suspects have triedto link high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) to Type 2 diabetes .
Like many of these medical myths, there is, at its core, some tiny bit of evidence that is generally misinterpreted or misused. But lets take a close look at Type 2 diabetes, HFCS and the evidence that either supports or refutes the hypothesis that drinking HFCS is any more responsible for the disease than other sugars.
Just for background, type 2 diabetes mellitus (or type 2 diabetes, T2DM) is a metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood glucose with insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency. In general, someone with T2DM produces low (or maybe even adequate) levels of insulin, but various cells and organs become resistant to insulin, so cells dont remove or store blood glucose.
Although the cause of T2DM is not completely understood, it results from a complex interaction between diet, obesity, genetics, age and gender. Some of the causes of T2DM are under a persons own control, like diet and obesity, but many of the causal factors arent.
Because they are often confused, its important to note that T2DM has a completely different etiology and pathophysiology than type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM, and once called juvenile diabetes). Type 1 diabetes results from the inability of the beta cells of the pancreas to produce insulin, as a result of an autoimmune disease.
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