2. Why Sugar Turns Into Body Fat

Carbohydrate, carbohydrate, carbohydrate - We need you!  But everything in moderation please.  Our bodies need carbohydrate for energy, our bodies are designed to move, the internal body is working all the time (metabolism) and therefore energy is required to fuel it.  How much carbohydrate do we need?  Your daily intake of calories - that lovely food we enjoy- should contain approximately 55% of carbohydrate. NHS UK recommends an average daily calorie intake of 2000 Calories for women and 2500 Calories for men, less if you are overweight, so get your calculators out!
The carbohydrate in our food is turned into glucose and used by the body to replenish the stocks of energy stored away in your muscles and liver ( approximately 1700 Calories worth of glucose)  for energy bursts or if you miss meals and a small amount is left floating in the blood stream and the brain to keep your metabolism ticking over - the fine balance is controlled by the pancreas, by pushing out insulin in response to foods eaten, it ensures that there's not too much glucose in the blood stream causing toxic effects on the body and not too little so that the body can function normally.
When there is excess glucose in the blood stream ( too many carbohydrates eaten) the insulin released in the blood stream diverts the glucose straight to the fat cells where they will stay, keeping blood sugar levels safe and the body functioning normally - until the next high level of carbohydrate intake! In Type 2 Diabetes, the body becomes resistant to the effects of insulin and so glucose is not stored efficiently, it stays in the blood stream with levels of glucose getting higher and higher until your body cannot function adequately.
We will look at why some carbohydrates are better for us than others, later...
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