Can carbonated water effect blood sugar levels in non-insulin dependent patients? Since carbonated water does not contain edible/chemical sugars and has 0% fats.
Highly doubtful. Carbonated water = water with CO2 gas that has been dissolved. Water/CO2 are not macronutrients and therefore cannot affect blood sugar. Protein consumption does really alter blood sugar. Neither of its components regulate insulin production or glycogen anabolism/catabolism.
As a general rule, foods high in fat/carbs have the ability to alter blood sugar.
Thank you Michael
the question is except consumption/enhancement of fat/carbs, are there any chances to alter/vary human blood sugar levels.
or what are the general causes for the increment/decrements of blood sugar levels in human body.
thanks in advance
Carbonated Water consumption in conjunction with dietary regiment capable of inducing diabetes will probably have little effect; Carbonated water contributes no calorie intake to the diet.
Blood sugar in humans is tightly regulated and complex; regulated by a process called negative feedback
Very simplistic representation of blood sugar regulation during food intake:
Food intake(Fat, Carbs > Blood levels increase > Insulin Produced by Beta Cells > Uptake of Glucose by metabolically active tissues via glut 4 mechanism >> Blood sugar levels drop > Alpha cells release glucagon < Causes liver to convert glycogen to glucose > Blood sugar levels increase and stabilize.
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Diet-Soda Belly
It’s not surprising that drinking all the sugar in sodas would cause weight gain, but what is surprising is that even diet soda will pack on the pounds: Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center monitored 475 adults for 10 years, and found that those who drank diet soda had a 70 percent increase in waist circumference over the 10-year study, compared with those who didn’t drink any soda. Those who drank more than two diet sodas per day saw a 500 percent waist expansion! A separate study the same researchers conducted on mice suggested that it was the aspartame, which raised blood glucose levels, that caused the weight gain; when your liver encounters too much glucose, the excess is converted to body fat.
how far it is correct
source
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/9-disturbing-side-effects-of-soda.html
Dr. Raja Bhushnan,
Can you please refer the source of such data... A peer reviewed source please. The link that you used as your reference is wrong.
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