How Does The Human Body Process Sugar?
It seems that sugar is everywhere and honestly, unless you are eating a low carb or sugar busters type diet you will not be able to eliminate your body's ingestion of sugar. It is not really a bad thing, because the body can utilize sugar in an effective manner that contributes not to weight gain. However, too much sugar can lead to the means of packing on excess fat. Why? Much of it has to do with the way the body processes sugar.
Simple sugars are one of the two forms of carbohydrates. (The other sphere of carbohydrates would be starches) Simple sugars come in the form of processed/refined sugars which would be found in junk food or in a natural form which would be found in fruits. Clearly, junk food sugars are more problematic than natural sugars although both are essentially processed the same way. Actually, the same could be said of starches since the body will break them down into simple sugars in the bloodstream.
Ultimately, when sugars are released into your bloodstream, there will be an effect on the system. Specifically, the pancreas, which will react to the presence of sugar by releasing insulin. It is insulin that moves the sugar through the bloodstream and to the cellular level.
Why is the sugar that is needed by the cells so important? Pretty much, sugar is a source of energy. When the body needs to use energy, it uses the sugars in the cells to deliver such a response. This is the reason why a low carb diet yield such an effective weight loss impact. With little sugar in the system, the body will have to burn protein and stored fat for energy. Hence, fat cells are metabolized.
This brings up another point, when you ingest a diet that is very high in sugar and you don't burn it, the excess sugar turns to fat and it can turn rapidly. This is the reason why refined sugars are so guilty of causing obesity. These types of sugars are loaded with calories which mean they require a whole lot more energy to burn off. Because it is so difficult to burn them, excess will always remain, as a result there will be a lot of calories that turn into stored fat.
Natural carbs and sugars are much lower in calories and they don't break down and flood the bloodstream as quickly. Which means they are not as bad as other sugars when it comes to promoting excess weight gain.
Regardless of which types of sugars you ingest, it is for the best not to overdo it. The reason being, a diet with lots of sugar will mean the bloodstream will be flooded with insulin, which can lead to terrible problems such as heart disease and diabetes over time. This is a very serious issue, which is why people need to understand the effects of sugar on the body and how much they ingest. - 17269
Simple sugars are one of the two forms of carbohydrates. (The other sphere of carbohydrates would be starches) Simple sugars come in the form of processed/refined sugars which would be found in junk food or in a natural form which would be found in fruits. Clearly, junk food sugars are more problematic than natural sugars although both are essentially processed the same way. Actually, the same could be said of starches since the body will break them down into simple sugars in the bloodstream.
Ultimately, when sugars are released into your bloodstream, there will be an effect on the system. Specifically, the pancreas, which will react to the presence of sugar by releasing insulin. It is insulin that moves the sugar through the bloodstream and to the cellular level.
Why is the sugar that is needed by the cells so important? Pretty much, sugar is a source of energy. When the body needs to use energy, it uses the sugars in the cells to deliver such a response. This is the reason why a low carb diet yield such an effective weight loss impact. With little sugar in the system, the body will have to burn protein and stored fat for energy. Hence, fat cells are metabolized.
This brings up another point, when you ingest a diet that is very high in sugar and you don't burn it, the excess sugar turns to fat and it can turn rapidly. This is the reason why refined sugars are so guilty of causing obesity. These types of sugars are loaded with calories which mean they require a whole lot more energy to burn off. Because it is so difficult to burn them, excess will always remain, as a result there will be a lot of calories that turn into stored fat.
Natural carbs and sugars are much lower in calories and they don't break down and flood the bloodstream as quickly. Which means they are not as bad as other sugars when it comes to promoting excess weight gain.
Regardless of which types of sugars you ingest, it is for the best not to overdo it. The reason being, a diet with lots of sugar will mean the bloodstream will be flooded with insulin, which can lead to terrible problems such as heart disease and diabetes over time. This is a very serious issue, which is why people need to understand the effects of sugar on the body and how much they ingest. - 17269
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