Is Sugar the Problem with Diabetes?
When people think of diabetes, the first culprit they think of is sugar.
"Sugar is the problem"
"You have to cut back on sugar"
"It's because you're eating too many sweets and sugary beverages why you have diabetes."
When you think about this, at first, it does make sense.
After all, diabetes is a disease characterized by elevated blood sugar.
So the first thing people naturally point to is sugar.
But is sugar really the problem? Is going on a low-sugar diet the way to beat diabetes? Is a low-sugar diet the cure for diabetes?
The problem with this is our body runs off of sugar.
Our bodies are fueled by glucose.
Our brain is the most demanding organ in our body of glucose, needing it to operate properly in order for you to think properly and be able to concentrate well.
Sugar is the fuel of the human body.
Shutting off sugar would be like shutting off gasoline from a car.
So if sugar isn't the problem, what is?
The thing is, when we eat a diet of too much fat, it clogs up our bloodstream. When this is the case, the sugars that we eat don't pass through our bloodstreams easily. The fat gums up the sugars, so that it stays in the bloodstream much longer than it should. Once we cut back on dietary fat, the bloodstream isn't as gummed up with fat and the sugars are able to pass in and out quickly through the bloodstream. Thus, with a low-fat diet, diabetes goes away.
As long as your dietary fat intake is low, you can eat as much healthy sugar as you want.
So the real problem isn't sugar but fat.
With a low-fat diet, you can eat as much natural, healthy sugar as you want, fructose, from fruits.
As long as you keep eating a high-fat diet, sugar will be problematic and the sugars that enter your bloodstream will be impeded by the fat and cause elevated blood sugar (diabetes).
Humans beings are fueled from carbohydrates, sugars, primarily, not protein or fat.
Our maintstay is carbohydrates.
When we overeat the other 2 macronutrients, fats and proteins, health issues ensue.
A diet high in fat leads to all types of digestive ailments, as fat is by far the hardest macronutrient for our bodies to digest.
A diet high in protein leads to ailments such as kidney stones and arthritis, as excessive protein is acid-forming in the body.
A diet high in carbohydrates is our mainstay, principally fructose from fruit.
This leads to healthy blood sugar, which leads to health.
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