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Re:Is Fat Killing Us, or Is Sugar? by alpha_squared on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @04:54PM (#13990493)
You can be at a healthy weight and still develop diabetes. I think the whole health discussion is about more than just weight.
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Re:Is Fat Killing Us, or Is Sugar? by pnw_hazor on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @07:51PM (#13991704)
Yes. Weight is a symptom, not a cause.

Eat too many carbs/sugars -> more insulin which yields more body fat.

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