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No, that's a common misconception. Humans are born with different features and flaws. While one can increase their chances of developing diabetes later in life

by x13 5y ago

No, that's a common misconception. Humans are born with different features and flaws. While one can increase their chances of developing diabetes later in life with poor diet choices (called Type 2), many people are born with diabetes. (Type 1) It's wild how diabetes is an epidemic in so many places. http://main.diabetes.org/dorg/PDFs/Advocacy/burden-of-diabetes/michigan.pdf http://main.diabetes.org/dorg/PDFs/Advocacy/burden-of-diabet...

cptskippy 5y ago
I was referring to the relationship between the incidence of Type 2 diabetes and consumption of excess sugars. Big box stores push refined and processed foods that contain excessive amounts of sugar these days. They have sugary snacks and drinks in the checkout lines. They carry very few products without added sugars; try to find a bread, pasta sauce, or soup without crazy amounts of sugar. It's not entirely their fault, but Walmart has demonstrated in the last 40 years that they can compel manufacturers to just about whatever they want. If they wanted, they could push for the reduction or elimination of excess sugars in processed foods. But then again, there wouldn't be as large a market for Walmart brand insulin if they did that.
- frakkingcylons 5y ago
  > But then again, there wouldn't be as large a market for Walmart brand insulin if they did that. So… you think Walmart sells processed foods because it will increase their insulin sales? Not because they’re extremely popular high margin sales items?
  - cptskippy 5y ago
    No, that was a joke.
wang_li 5y ago
>While one can increase their chances of developing diabetes later in life with poor diet choices (called Type 2), many people are born with diabetes. (Type 1) 90-95% of people who have diabetes are type 2. It's largely a lifestyle disease, even when you include those who have autoimmune issues.

by x13 5y ago

cptskippy 5y ago

I was referring to the relationship between the incidence of Type 2 diabetes and consumption of excess sugars. Big box stores push refined and processed foods that contain excessive amounts of sugar these days. They have sugary snacks and drinks in the checkout lines. They carry very few products without added sugars; try to find a bread, pasta sauce, or soup without crazy amounts of sugar. It's not entirely their fault, but Walmart has demonstrated in the last 40 years that they can compel manufacturers to just about whatever they want. If they wanted, they could push for the reduction or elimination of excess sugars in processed foods. But then again, there wouldn't be as large a market for Walmart brand insulin if they did that.

frakkingcylons 5y ago
> But then again, there wouldn't be as large a market for Walmart brand insulin if they did that. So… you think Walmart sells processed foods because it will increase their insulin sales? Not because they’re extremely popular high margin sales items?
- cptskippy 5y ago
  No, that was a joke.

wang_li 5y ago

>While one can increase their chances of developing diabetes later in life with poor diet choices (called Type 2), many people are born with diabetes. (Type 1) 90-95% of people who have diabetes are type 2. It's largely a lifestyle disease, even when you include those who have autoimmune issues.