2028: Sugar & Carbohydrates Do Not Cause Diabetes? 

August 25, 2021

2028: Sugar & Carbohydrates Do Not Cause Diabetes? 

August 25, 2021

WW: Sugar & Carbohydrates Do Not Cause Diabetes? 

I have no doubt this will start as one of the more controversial shows I’ve ever done, but if you keep an open mind and stay to the end I think you’ll find the answers to:

  • Is sugar the enemy?
  • Is it carbs or processed carbs that cause issues?
  • Could heavy fats be a hidden culprit?
  • What does the science say?
  • How to possibly ease carbs back into your diet

We have a lot to cover and I’ll add over a dozen scientific research studies to the show notes page, so now let’s dive into whether or not sugar and carbohydrates cause type 2 diabetes!

Tune into today’s #CabralConcept 2028 for all the details – Enjoy the show and after listening let me know what you thought in the comments!

Show Highlights & Big Takeaways

1. Not All Carbohydrates are Equal

Remember, just because all carbohydrates break down into glucose does not mean they are all metabolized the same.

2. Longest Lived People

To date, the longest-lived cultures have subsided on higher carbohydrate diets. Note many indigenous people and tribes that have been studied do eat low carb diets, but their life expectancy is not greater than 68 years old even if they have few health issues throughout life (10+ years less).

3. Could It Be Fat?

There’s an interesting debate going on as to whether a high fat, inflammatory diet could be the real culprit for blocking insulin receptors and causing blood sugar levels to stay high leading to type 2 diabetes.

Links From This Episode

> The effect of an exclusive meat diet lasting one year on the carbohydrate tolerance of two normal men (research)

> A Palaeolithic diet improves glucose tolerance more than a Mediterranean-like diet in individuals with ischaemic heart disease (research)

> How high fat foods impact diabetes and metabolic syndrome (research)

> Improvement of Insulin Sensitivity by Isoenergy High Carbohydrate Traditional Asian Diet: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Feasibility Study (research)

> Long-term Low-carbohydrate Diets and Type 2 Diabetes Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies (research)

> High-Fat, Low-Carbohydrate Diet and the Etiology of Non-Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus: The San Luis Valley Diabetes Study (research)

> Bcl10 Links Saturated Fat Overnutrition with Hepatocellular NF-κB Activation and Insulin Resistance (research)

> Low Carbohydrate Diets and Type 2 Diabetes: What is the Latest Evidence? (research)

> Fat is the Cause of Type 2 Diabetes (research)

> Carbohydrates and Blood Sugar (research)

> Does Sugar Cause Diabetes? (research)

> “Sugar Does Not Cause Diabetes”: Did the Film What the Health Get it Right? (research)

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