3rd Burning question: Will I get Diabetes if I eat sugar?

This is the 3rd Burning Question from our “5″ Burning Question” Columns.

Now this has been debatable question for many decades. All I can say is, it may or may not trigger diabetes.

Sugar is nothing but refined carbohydrate which does not provide nutritionally any nutrients other than energy. Just by the intake of sugar one cannot get diabetic. It involves a lot of factors such as genes, lack of physical activity, high intake of refined foods, use of steroids etc to get diabetic.

But high intake of sugar is not recommended as this results in the increase in caloric intake and leads to weight gain. Obesity too can trigger impaired glucose tolerance and result in Diabetes. An overall lifestyle modification is necesary to prevent Diabetes.

• June 2008 – 5 Burning Questions
• 1st Burning Question: Can you tell me a diet to reduce my abdomen fat?
• Why is Refined Sugar – Known As White Sugar – Bad for You?
• 4th Burning Question- ” Why is fat passed down from one generation to another? I am fat because all are fat in the family
• 3rd Burning Question:Which is better Butter or Margarine?

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Sanjana - Dietitian - who has written 311 posts on Nutrihealth – Your Daily Diet Gyaan.

A dietitian from Mangalore, India. A post graduate diploma holder in “Dietetics” and a university topper from Welcomgroup School of Hotel Administration from the prestigious Manipal University. At present working as a Dietitian for the Manipal Group of Hospitals namely KMC hospital Mangalore, India. Consultant for corporates like Infosys and others, conducting talks and presentations for various associations and local television shows.

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