A not-so-obvious diabetes CULPRIT
If you have diabetes, there’s a lot of hard work needed to keep it in check.
Eating a healthy diet… getting exercise… or losing excess pounds.
These are all great, natural ways to stop diabetes…
But have you ever thought…
“What CAUSED me to develop diabetes?!”
There are plenty of factors that contribute to this disease… like sedentary lifestyles or poor health habits.
But the root cause may be a little more complicated…
According to a study published in the journal Cell Reports, the root cause of diabetes does boil down to consuming too much sugar.
But until now it wasn’t widely known just HOW sugar pulls the trigger.
Researchers found that too much sugar (glucose) disrupts the mitochondria of your cells… making them less efficient at producing energy.
Excess sugar also lowers your concentration of the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) found in the mitochondrial membrane of your cells.
PUFAs are vital to your overall health because, not only do they help the mitochondria do their job, they also control inflammation, blood pressure, and communication between the cells.
When there’s TOO MUCH SUGAR in the body, instead of becoming polyunsaturated fatty acids, it turns into a different form of fatty acid that disrupts the makeup of the cell membrane.
This ultimately puts undue stress on the mitochondria, damaging them and rendering them unable to create energy for your body… leading to blood sugar issues.
In other words, while your body does need glucose (sugar) to survive, consuming too much sugar (especially refined sugars found in processed foods), throws your vital cell function out of whack… potentially leading to diabetes.
So, if you’re battling diabetes, continue to take steps to eliminate unnecessary sugars from your diet. Your best bet—without feeling like you’re depriving yourself—is to stick natural, whole foods like meats, fruits, and vegetables.
You can do this by shopping in the ‘outer perimeter’ of your grocery stores. This is where all the ‘good’ foods live… and where all the refined, processed foods don’t!
To simplifying diabetes,
Cory Templeman
Senior Editor, eAlert
Sources:
Melore, Chris. “Too much sugar disrupts your cell powerplants, may explain how people develop diabetes.” https://studyfinds.org/sugar-disrupts-cell-powerplants/
