Diabetes Type II (NIDDM)?

How does nutrition act as a risk and/or a protective factor for Type II Diabetes?

Body weight is key in developing DM II. Nutrition per se has not been directly linked to CAUSING diabetes - for instance, eating refined sugar will not cause you to have diabetes.

Once you have diabetes keeping track of the glycemic index can be very important in controlling blood sugars.

My answer was right. Because of poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle, those two can lead to obesity which can lead to CAD and DM. DM Type 2 has also genetic predisposition. overtone. Report It

Diet with high fructose corn syrup additives and hydrogenated oils such as in packaged or process foods and synthetic sugars can all contribute to obesity, high cholesterol and HTN and DM. Report It

I took care of a lot of diabetic pts who are not overweight. In addition, there are slender people with high cholesterol levels. It's all in the bad genes. Report It

You wear your pancreas out by eating too much sugar and cause NIDDM.

Diet and exercise are the primary variables to get under control. to prevent Diabetes 2. If you are slightly overweight, then eating high quality foods with an overall reduction in total calories consumed is a target. Dropping junk foods, inbetween meal snacks, and booze are recommended goals. Regular exercise drops blood glucose, makes reduced food intake easier, and improves tissue absorption of sugars. It is recommended to get on a program of regular exercise.


Complex carbohydrates have low glycemic index. Examples of complex carbohydrates are fruits. Obesity and type 2 diabetes are occurring at epidemic rates in the United States and many parts of the world. The "obesity epidemic" appears to have emerged largely from changes in our diet and reduced physical activity NIDMM or type 2 DM is caused by inadequate insulin utilization. Alternatively, there may not be enough insulin available to reduce the heavy daily glucose loads these individuals consume.



An important but not well-appreciated dietary change has been the substantial increase in the amount of dietary fructose consumption from high intake of sucrose and high fructose corn syrup, a common sweetener used in the food industry. A high flux of fructose to the liver, the main organ capable of metabolizing this simple carbohydrate, perturbs glucose metabolism and encourages excess sugars stored as fats or glycogen. in the tissues, organs and liver. And this in turn can contribute to obesity.; high triglycerides, high cholesterol and hypertnsion.


This epidemic of type 2 diabetes is complicated by the fact that it is a multi-factorial disease, frequently associated with a cluster of pathologies including obesity ; hypertriglyceridemia, impaired glucose tolerance, and insulin resistance, collectively referred to as the metabolic syndrome (formerly known as syndrome X and insulin resistance syndrome). Although there is no universally accepted definition of the metabolic syndrome, most would agree that the syndrome includes a cluster of common pathologies: obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension.


These risk factors predispose the individual to greater risk for developing cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes. Recently, the National Cholesterol Education Panel (NCEP) has officially described and identified a number of these risk factors for cardiovascular diseases These include: 1) abdominal obesity, 2) elevated TG levels, 3) low high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels, 4) increased blood pressure, and 5) impaired fasting glucose . There is also now consensus that insulin resistance and obesity are actually part of one common pathologic mechanism of the metabolic syndrome.


Evidence shows that the metabolic syndrome process begins early in life and persistence from childhood to adolescent/adult life produces type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease This is a dangerous predisposition, with trends in modern diet and habit likely influencing health and behaviour in increasingly younger populations.


The main driving forces for the increased prevalence of insulin resistance are modern Westernized diets and patterns of eating associated with the dramatic rises in obesity. Insulin resistance is often linked to the macronutrient content in the diet. In the past, diets high in saturated fats; trans fat have been shown to induce weight gain, insulin resistance, and hyperlipidemia in humans and animals. Recent research suggests that a high intake of refined carbohydrates such as in cakes, doughnuts may also increase the risk of insulin resistance. In addition, diets specifically high in fructose have been shown to contribute to a metabolic disturbance in animal models resulting in weight gain, hyperlipidemia and hypertension.



There is an urgent need for increased public awareness of the risks associated with high fructose consumption and greater efforts should be made to curb the supplementation of packaged foods with high fructose additives


That's why it's impt to read the ingredients of any processed foods. Do you know that even most ice creams have this high fructose corn syrup?

Eat lean meat, vegetables & whole grain carbs.