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Is the chocolate and sugar gives diabities myth true?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

More true than false: Overweight and lack of exercise are the two biggest (non-genetic) risks. Sugar intake is going to correlate strongly with obesity and it's hard to separate that out. Chocolate, however, might actually PREVENT diabetes http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24000103

Answered 9/13/2014

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