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I thought eating sugar raises blood glucose, which becomes too high in people with Type 2 Diabetes, and causes harm to blood vessels etc (hence possible loss of sight, kidney problems etc)
From that infamous Mail on Sunday article about David Unwin and bananas, we have the quote:
(Professor Partha Kar is NHS England's chief diabetes expert.)
Here is "Poison" as defined by various online dictionaries:
So, essentially something that causes harm.
Can anyone, please, help me understand what Prof Kar means, or point me to the evidence he is talking about?
From that infamous Mail on Sunday article about David Unwin and bananas, we have the quote:
So does sugar become a poison to type 2 diabetics? 'That's not supported by the evidence,' answers Prof Kar.
(Professor Partha Kar is NHS England's chief diabetes expert.)
Here is "Poison" as defined by various online dictionaries:
The Free Dictionary: A substance that causes injury, illness, or death, especially by chemical means.
Cambridge: a substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries: a substance that causes death or harm if it gets into the body
Collins: Poison is a substance that harms or kills people or animals if they swallow it or absorb it.
Dictionary.com: a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well-being:
Merriam-Webster: a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organism
Cambridge: a substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries: a substance that causes death or harm if it gets into the body
Collins: Poison is a substance that harms or kills people or animals if they swallow it or absorb it.
Dictionary.com: a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well-being:
Merriam-Webster: a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organism
So, essentially something that causes harm.
Can anyone, please, help me understand what Prof Kar means, or point me to the evidence he is talking about?