Does eating sugar cause diabetes? (in Hindi)

Summary

This short explainer, in Hindi, looks at a question every sweet-lover asks: does eating sugar give you diabetes?

It is based on a large 2025 analysis of long-term studies that included more than 500,000 people. The researchers looked separately at sugar from sweet cold drinks, fruit juice, and sugar added to or eaten in food.

The clearest finding was about drinks. A daily sugary cold drink was linked to a noticeably higher risk of type 2 diabetes, and fruit juice was linked to a smaller rise. Sugar eaten in solid foods was not clearly linked to diabetes risk.

The video explains why. Sugar in a drink reaches the liver in a sudden flood, and the liver turns much of it into fat, which drives insulin resistance. In whole fruit, fibre slows the sugar down.

The practical message: cut down on sweet cold drinks and packaged juices, choose water when thirsty, and eat fruit whole rather than as juice. This does not mean sweets are harmless, especially if you already have diabetes or prediabetes. Read more about prediabetes.