Why Does Sugar Make You Fat? By The 4 D Trainer in Clapham
Below are the key reasons why sugar is a major factor in weight gain.
- When you eat sugar you elevate the concentration of sugar in your blood stream
- Sugar in the blood stream is damaging to the organs, arteries and blood vessels
- Blood sugar stimulates the release of the hormone insulin
- Insulin forces the sugar into the muscle cells for energy usage
- Too much blood sugar means the muscle cells are full and so the sugar gets stored in your fat cells
Small amounts of sugar in the body you can deal with very effectively but too much sugar causes problems!
When you are low on energy your body should use your stored energy by releasing the hormone Glucagon BUT your body cannot activate your Glucagon Hormone and release your stored energy if your Insulin Hormone is busy working managing your blood sugar.
In other words your cannot store energy and release it at the same time.
So if you want to lose fat and use up your stored energy then you need to limit your sugar intake.
By The 4 D Trainer in Clapham
