A study proves the drinking diet drinks will risk more fo a person to have diabetes. According to the research, those who had two to four sweetened drinks a day were 2.4 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. While having five or more sugar-free drinks a day increased the risk by 4.5 times.
Diabetes is a life-long disease that affects the way your body handles glucose, a kind of sugar, in your blood. Most people with the condition have type 2. This type of diabetes is a long-term metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin.
According to IOL, the researchers found out that the artificially sweetened drinks were almost as bad as those loaded with sugar. They learned that every 200ml glass of a sugary fizzy drink consumed each day increased the risk of type 2 diabetes by 21 percent.
Meanwhile, every diet drink increases the risk by 18 percent, according to the findings published in the European Journal of Endocrinology.
Josefin Löfvenborg, lead researcher, said that diet drinks may "stimulate the apetite" of an individual. This may lead to weight gain, which is according to WebMD is one of the cause to have Type 2 Diabetes. Löfvenborg also added that artificial sweeteners may cause chemical reactions with fat tissues and bacteria in the gut.
It will lead the body to become less tolerant to glucose. A Glucose is a form of sugar that circulates in the blood as blood sugar. If the body doesn't get the required amount of glucose, type 2 diabetes will be triggered.
"One hypothesis is that consumption of diet soft drinks may stimulate appetite and making us increasing our food intake, especially sweet or sugary foods, possible leading to overweight which is a risk factor for diabetes," he also added.
It has also been proposed that artificial sweeteners may negatively affect the balance of “good” and “bad” species of microbes in the gut, leading to glucose intolerance.
Yes, diabetes risks doubled with diet drinks. But take note also that there are many factors to consider for diabetes type 2 to trigger. Examples of these are because of genes, overweight, metabolic syndrome, broken beta cells, and other things.
