Dangers of eating too much sugar

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To unlock the secret this morning I'm really excited about this one of sugar because a lot of us we like sugar.

But it could make you sick it definitely makes -- fat and according to a recent study.

It could make you well it says dom but let me just say not as Smart as she might be.

The big question is can a lot of sugar also cause diabetes or is that genetic -- money you make sure we get to the -- one.

Love the big question over here is that if you are.

And take it too much sugar can you get diabetes from descend the short answer is absolutely not but we'll get to.

Your pancreas is going to see -- insulin now if you have a problem -- getting insulin into your system.

That's called type one diabetes that's where the kids -- juvenile diabetes.

If your -- -- insulin but it this summer the receptors are not working or as a result of belly fat or obesity that we've spoken about.

-- is not effective that's -- type two diabetes that we have in this country today adult type.

-- doubt one of the big issues that we have is that diabetes is on the rise 24 million diabetic but even more concern is 79.

Pre diabetics that are coming in so we've said that sugar Jamie is your biggest enemy.

So let me just clarify for folks you just said sugar does not cause diabetes but it may cause obesity.

Which can cost that's somebody clarify that if you I had the four cups of coffee you recommended the song -- you're listening to -- -- -- -- -- -- but not directly and also if you have family history are more susceptible.

To this but I think the sugar.

Is almost like a virus that has penetrated our whole life you find it even -- healthy diet in cereals in in in salad dressing inbred.

In in many other things now one of the things that I want people to look for -- when you look for labels don't just look for sugar.

Look for anything that ends with all ST fructose sucralose.

Dexter -- if you look for a high fructose corn syrup.

That's a no no that's also a big problem that we -- in processed food.

All of these are sneaking up on -- us.

An -- and 86 to eight teaspoon of sugar a day you know how many were consuming now have six to eight you can.

Well what you're getting it from a lot of different foods -- -- about thirty to forty she's pointed they would she's horrendous.

And as a result we're going to have all of this obesity issue so what I would tell people.

He's stick to -- to make index diet you know their rainbow guy that we talk about the food and vegetables.

-- and also -- -- bees and other things and stay away from all of this process -- vessel resilient.

More natural food doctor -- the better back plus Texas.

I was in Jamie and and changing lifestyle because even though diabetes is essentially -- genetic disease.

It runs in families you're more likely to get it if you have a genetic predisposition.

Lifestyle plays a big role and I want people out there to understand something about insulin.

The pancreas is a motor that makes -- we're only born with a certain number of insulin receptors in our bodies so if we gain weight.

We have less risks out there -- -- surface area.

You don't have enough for sectors to do the work of allowing the insulin to push to sugar into the cells -- the -- -- -- the eat well wreck or you're pushing -- right -- when don't know look.

Sugar doesn't cause diabetes but the more sugar you have the more the -- turns it into fat the more it gets absorbed by the sells the bigger you get the more you away.

The less you have the receptors to pick up the insulin and absorb the sugar what does that mean it doesn't necessarily cause diabetes.

Because there's people out there that are very happy that don't have but if you had the tendency to get it.

And you don't have enough for sectors you it's gonna show up sooner and more easily that's why you -- lose weight.

You got to exercise.

You have to have a better diet in order to stay -- the diabetes if you had that tendency in the first course -- wanna clear that up okay could you to be heavy and not get it right you can be thin and get it.

But it's all about how that -- is working -- one last thing.

Insulin resistance is also caused by being overweight meaning that you have insulin.

But is it working on the cells in the pancreas wears out it doesn't work as well after a -- and all the organs of the body -- deliberately can anywhere out when you have too much sugar very bad for you.

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