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Can eating carbs lead to diabetes? – Times of India

January 22nd, 2021 9:54 am

The question here is which component of an average persons diet triggers insulin resistance? Is it carbohydrates or vegetable oils? Refined sugars and refined oils would take the cake with their high PUFA levels. When combined, these two are the chief reasons behind insulin resistance. These omega-6 fats cause adipocytes or adipose cells, to signal to the peripheral cells to become resistant to insulin.

Apart from this, the PUFAS present in these oils and trans-fats are stored primarily in the fat cells and do not get used fuel. They also stay in your cells for 600-700 days and end up permeating into tissues and organs, including the heart and brain.

PUFAS are largely responsible for clogging up your cells and creating oxidative stress and inflammation. A diet that includes vegetable oils, including deep-fried junk food, processed fats and other processed materials, will lead to diabetes somewhere down the line. Even cold pressed seed oils that most people regard as healthy would create the same problems discussed above. There are a lot of misconceptions surrounding diabetes and carbohydrates.

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