Many people question how fast food causes diabetes.  The answer isn’t as simple as you might think.  Fast food is a great convenience to us as a society.  Americans in general work long hours and have very busy lives.  So, a nice fast meal is a good thing, in a way.  It provides us a way to eat quickly and at a good price.  However, these foods are usually not nutritious and they often have high levels of salt and carbohydrates that are pleasing but in no way good for you.

To understand how fast food causes diabetes, you must first have a basic understanding of the disease.  There are genetic factors at play, but for the most part type 2 diabetes is caused by insulin resistance.  Insulin is the hormone which helps sugar to enter the cells so that it can be converted into energy.  Overtime, as we …