It turns out that cats are susceptible to type 2 diabetes just like humans, and that the cause is too much highly processed carbohydrates in the diet. (animalkindvet.com)
If foods are full of processed carbohydrates then, like humans, they experience steep rises and falls in energy. (mypetneedsthat.com)
Moreover, think of eating refined processed carbohydrates as eating concentrated sugar. (lasting-weight-loss.com)