Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Sugar Not Cause Diabetes


Usually diabetes is always associated by the sugar as the culprit of the cause. However, a study concluded that the cause of diabetes is not due to eating too much sugar.

Actually, when you see the type of sugar and its source, such accusation can be directly broken. Because there are many kinds of sugar. In pure form, the various types of sugar have the names of each, such as fructose (fruit sugar), galactose, glucose, lactose (milk sugar), maltose, ribose, and sugar alcohols, like sorbitol and xylitol. In addition, when viewed from the source, then the sugar can be distinguished, namely honey, corn syrup and molasses. Molasses is a thick syrup, usually dark brown sugar produced during the screening.

All the sugar is basically the same. There is no single nutrient that provides significant advantages over the others, except honey and molasses are the majority of sugar has been removed / excluded. Molasses is rich in iron, while the honey is full of flavonoids, substances that act as an antioxidant phytochemical. Sucrose is the main sugar in fruit, such as in fruit cantaloupe, oranges, raisins, mango, melon, pineapple, banana, and watermelon. Health bonus that comes from eating fruit lies in the content of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and flavonoids, rather than on the type of sugar that was conceived by the fruit.

There are different levels of sweetness of sugar. Fructose is sweeter than other types of sugar (almost twice as sweet as sucrose) so that needed a little to make food sweet. In contrast, the level of sweetness of xylitol and sorbitol is much lower compared to other types of sugar and should be used more to bring sweetness. The body needs sugar. Glucose, which is the main sugar in the blood and the basic fuel for the body, essential for the proper functioning of all cells, particularly brain cells.

However, we do not need to eat sugar to supply glucose. What is needed is a body of complex carbohydrates, also known as the substance of starch, which is found in foods derived from rice, vegetables, and fruit. In some circumstances, glucose can be produced from the breakdown of protein or fat.

When eating food that contains sugar, the food is broken down body into the simplest form of sugar, except for sugar in food has been shaped very simple. For example, during digestion, sucrose is broken down into glucose and fructose, which enters the bloodstream through the intestinal walls and across the body and liver cells. With the help of insulin, a hormone regulating glucose levels, cells absorb glucose and use it as energy. Glucose is stored in the liver and muscle in the form of glycogen. Glycogen in the liver at any time can be converted back into glucose when energy is needed. Most of the fructose is also converted into glucose by the liver. Exercise also can convert sugar into acid-amino-acid building blocks of proteins. Excess sugar, as well as other extra energy, converted into fat and stored in the body.

Diabetes is a disease characterized by high blood sugar levels exceed normal limits. The disease is caused by a lack of insulin levels in the blood, or because the body can't use insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone produced by the body and has important functions in the metabolism of glucose. Tues require insulin for glucose in the blood can enter the cells and used as an energy source. If the amount of insulin is less, of course sugar can't be absorbed into the cell and continue to circulate in the blood. As a result the blood sugar level becomes high.

Patients who experience this condition referred to as type I diabetes mellitus patient other circumstances where the amount of insulin actually quite, or decreased slightly, but the body's cells can't utilize them properly. This is called insulin resistance. Patients who experience insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency or referred to as type II diabetes mellitus patient. Thus, the cause is not due to excess consumption of sugar is very dangerous for people with diabetes. They should limit consumption of sugar. But sugar does not cause diabetes. Janket and four colleagues from Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, United States, examine prospectively whether total or type of sugar consumption associated with risk of type 2 diabetes, the diabetes type that is not dependent on insulin. The study followed for an average six-year-old woman was examined at least 45 years and over who were randomly selected. The results show that sugar consumption does not seem at risk for the development of type 2 diabetes.

Obesity may be a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes. And, as already stated above, sugar is not the main villain behind most cases of obesity. Diseased family history of diabetes and advanced age are other important factors causing diabetes. There is no reason to strictly limit sugar consumption, except if you are diabetic or those who are sensitive to carbohydrates. People with diabetes are still allowed to eat foods that are sweet. However, avoid too much sugar consumption remains better.

Sugar is also found naturally in fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. Ideally, the sugar does not contribute more than 15 percent of the total energy per day. Even so, keep in mind that most sweet foods containing fat and high energy, but relatively low nutrients. Therefore, it is worth doing well-balanced diet, which is low in fat and high in carbohydrates, there's no reason stay away from sugar. With a balanced diet, you will automatically be limiting consumption of sugar

No comments:

Post a Comment