Do Fruit Sugars Cause Diabetes?

This might be the most common misunderstanding about fruit. It is imperative to understand that not all sugars are the same. There are healthy sugars and unhealthy sugars, just like there are healthy carbs and unhealthy carbs.

Naturally occurring fructose in fruit is much different from substances like unnatural high-fructose-corn-syrup, aspartame, and saccharin. Plants have been producing fruit organically for thousands of years. On the other hand, unnatural sugars have only existed for a few of decades and are already showing their negative effects. The sugar in apples, oranges and bananas are completely different from those in candy, sodas, energy drinks, and fast foods.

Over the past few decades, enough research has concluded that increased sugar in a population’s food supply is linked to higher diabetes rates. (1) At the same time, we have found research showing that eating whole fruits has been linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes. (2) As far as I know, there is zero research proving that the sugars in fruit are damaging to the human body. On top of that, there are hundreds of people online sharing their personal stories about overcoming diabetes and other illnesses with fruit-based diets.

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