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Obesity By Itself May Not Lead To Diabetes

By | December 10th, 2015 | Modified - December 10th, 2015
Obesity By Itself May Not Lead To Diabetes
Obesity By Itself May Not Lead To Diabetes

There might be some good news that excess fat may not increase the risk of diabetes. The thing to remember is that one thing by itself may not be problematic, but how that thing interacts with other things may be the problem.

Dr. Greger pointed to a study[1] that showed that there was no association with obesity and diabetes when there were non-detectable levels of pollutants in the fat and blood.

Unfortunately having non-detectable levels of pollutants in the fat and blood was not the “norm” found in a random sample of the general population. Also, people with the highest concentrations of pollutants in the blood had 38 times the risk of having diabetes.

This study showed obesity played a role in increasing the risk of diabetes when the participant’s concentration of pollutants in the blood were high, because the fat served as storage for the pollutants.

The highest exposure to these pollutants came from the consumption of meat, dairy, and especially fish and seafood containing PCBs and dioxins. Since most Americans eat a Western diet it is easy to see why their fat and blood would contain high levels of these pollutants.

The fat in their bodies is mostly from the pollutant containing fat of meat, dairy, and fish, and not the fat from plant foods.

To consume the best fats from the best health supporting plant foods, consume the foods on this nutritional guide based on the Dr. Sebi food list.

Eating a alkaline vegan diet supports homeostasis, health, and vitality.

Sources:
[1] DH Lee, IK Lee, K Song, M Steffes, W Toscano, BA Baker, DR Jacobs Jr. A strong dose-response relation between serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and diabetes: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002. Diabetes Care. 2006 29(11):1638 –1644.

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About Author:

Aqiyl Aniys is the author of the book Alkaline Herbal Medicine, the Alkaline Plant Based Diet book, and the children's book, Faith and Justice eat an Alkaline Plant Based Diet." He received a certificate in plant-based nutrition from Cornell University, a BA in Organizational Behavior and Communications from NYU, worked as an elementary school teacher, and studied social work. He enjoys boxing, kick boxing, cycling, power walking, and basically anything challenging, and his alkaline plant-based diet supports all that he does. Learn more about transitioning to avegan diet using the Dr. Sebi nutritional guide.

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