Can You Avoid T2D by Adjusting Your Eating Patterns?

Can You Avoid T2D by Adjusting Your Eating Patterns?
Dr. Krzysztof Czaja, PHD, DVM

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a chronic condition that occurs in insulin-resistant people with reduced glucose uptake. It is contributed to and exacerbated by a poor diet that results in accumulation of adipose tissue, high blood sugar, and other metabolic issues. Because humans have undergone food scarcity throughout history, our species has adapted a fat reserve genotype. This adaptation is no longer beneficial, as eating at a higher frequency than that of our ancestors has had a significant effect on T2D development.