The Claim
The recent increase in type 2 diabetes among populations such as the Pima Indians and Australian Aborigines may be caused by a mismatch between their genetically determined insulin resistance and the modern high-glycaemic-index diet, leading to prolonged hyperinsulinaemia and subsequent beta-cell exhaustion.
What the research says
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Some groups, like the Pima Indians and Australian Aborigines, are seeing more type 2 diabetes because their bodies may be genetically used to handling sugar differently, and today’s processed, high-sugar diets could be overwhelming their systems over time.
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The recent epidemic of type 2 diabetes in populations such as the Pima Indians and Australian Aborigines may be due to a mismatch between their genetically determined insulin resistance and the modern high-glycaemic-index diet, which leads to prolonged hyperinsulinaemia and eventual beta-cell exhaustion.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: The carnivore connection: dietary carbohydrate in the evolution of NIDDM
The study says people evolved to handle low-sugar diets, and now, eating lots of carbs can lead to diabetes—especially in groups that didn’t eat many carbs for a long time. This matches the claim.
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