You seem to be suggesting that eating a single choc bar or practically any carbohydrate will increase the risk of t2 diabetes as a result of increased insulin levels. If this were the case we'd probably all have t2 diabetes by now. :smiley: However, current evidence suggests a direct link between excessive sugar intake and type 2 diabetes is tenuous and I've not yet heard of a direct link between excess carbs and t2 diabetes.

It's also more complicated than simply suggesting t2 is the result of raised insulin levels from carbs. For example protein raises insulin levels, sometimes almost as well as carbs, and insulin has several other regulatory functions such as inhibiting glucose production by the liver.

The single biggest risk factor for T2 diabetes is being overweight which is a result of excessive calorie intake from all food sources including those high in fat and/or sugar. I could eat a zero carb diet but if I eat 5000 kcal of protein and fat every day I will gain weight and I will significantly raise my risk of diabetes.

Anything can and should be enjoyed in moderation. :smiley:

Develop diabetes, have a Kit Kat™.

Ordered thank you will enjoy those

Wow, I saw the deal for 16 kit kat's but this is absolutely fantastic. I was going to head to asda, but now I'm heading to Morrisons, heat added OP

It would be ridiculous to do a study determine whether every individual product has a causal effect on any disease, but what is known is that consumption of simple carbohydrates increases risk of developing tolerance to insulin — the hormone released by the pancreas when glucose is present in blood serum — i.e., type-two diabetes. As almost all carbohydrates are almost all metabolised into glucose, products like Kit Kats — sugary milk-chocolate-coated wafers — will obviously cause a spike in blood glucose, hence a release of extra insulin, and then hence an increased cumulative risk of insulin tolerance.

That is the broad point I am making; it has nothing to do with Kit Kats in particular.

But please, go ahead and delude yourself into thinking these kinds of products are all fine and dandy and throw up ridiculous arguments from specific silence.

You seem to be suggesting that eating a single choc bar or practically any carbohydrate will increase the risk of t2 diabetes as a result of increased insulin levels. If this were the case we'd probably all have t2 diabetes by now. :smiley: However, current evidence suggests a direct link between excessive sugar intake and type 2 diabetes is tenuous and I've not yet heard of a direct link between excess carbs and t2 diabetes.

It's also more complicated than simply suggesting t2 is the result of raised insulin levels from carbs. For example protein raises insulin levels, sometimes almost as well as carbs, and insulin has several other regulatory functions such as inhibiting glucose production by the liver.

The single biggest risk factor for T2 diabetes is being overweight which is a result of excessive calorie intake from all food sources including those high in fat and/or sugar. I could eat a zero carb diet but if I eat 5000 kcal of protein and fat every day I will gain weight and I will significantly raise my risk of diabetes.

Anything can and should be enjoyed in moderation. :smiley:

I'm ectomorfic skeletor so I will just go ahead and buy few of those and eat them in 2 or 3 days not giving a **** about diabetes. Cheets.

With my shopping which is booked for tomorrow with home delivery mmmmm