
Originally Posted by
RakThai
You guys are adding myth upon myth upon myth, and you're asking me for insight? 555
Type 1 diabetes has 4 known causes: hereditary, toxins, pancreatitis, auto-immune. No direct diet factors involved.
Indirect diet factors exist in toxins. Known toxins causing diabetes 1 are arsenic and dioxin. Arsenic is in sand and well water, and in certain types of industry.
Dioxin is synthesized, but was used as a herbicide and the major component of Agent Orange. Fish accumulate dioxin, especially in the intestines and around the heart. So people with a high fish consumption and using the whole fish have a high dioxin intake.
Type 2 diabetes is more complicated. Obesity is the major risk factor, although not all obese will get diabetes 2 and not all diabetes 2 patients are obese..
Ethnicity plays a role, as does family history.
Other factors are age, inactivity, fat distribution in your body (abdominal fat has a higher influence than other locations..) and some specific medical conditions like pregnancy, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and diseases that give excess of steroids (including steroids injections).
Again, no direct link between sugar intake and diabetes, although refined sugars are a major contributor to weight gain.
In my opinion, a healthy diet is a varied and balanced diet. Excluding one single food-source, be it fats, or carb's or meat or whatever often leads to deficiency of essential nutrients. This is just my opinion, not proven fact.
Excluding or limiting certain food additives however (like MSG, refined sugars, conservatives, coloring, etc.), will benefit health!