Question by Eat Bananas: How strongly is sugar intake linked to the onset of diabetes, among people who are not overweight?
and is there a figure for daily intake of sugar, above which there is a significantly higher chance of diabetes?

like, does it jump? or is your intake of sugar steadily correlated with the likelihood of you getting diabetes?

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Answer by gazeygoo
Obesity is a more important factor and since sugar is a part of that it is sometimes consider a factor but sugar consumption by itself can’t be measured as a reason for developing diabetes.

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