The relationship of sugar to population-level diabetes prevalence: an econometric analysis of repeated cross-sectional data.

While experimental and observational studies suggest that sugar intake is associated with the development of type 2 diabetes, independent of its role in obesity, it is unclear whether alterations in sugar intake can account for differences in diabetes prevalence among overall populations. Using econ...

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Main Authors: Sanjay Basu, Paula Yoffe, Nancy Hills, Robert H Lustig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3584048?pdf=render