A competitive tennis match or working out hard in the gym can pose a challenge to various of the body’s control systems since exercise increases metabolic demands (e.g. lactic acid build up) thereby challenging homeostasis. Therefore, if one understands how things are being processed inside the body then one can understand what needs to be…
Tag: insulin
How Sugar Increases Fat Storage
Sugar increases fat storage when glycogen stores are full and carbohydrates are still available! Don’t you wonder why you store fat even though you consume foods that are fat free (e.g. jelly beans)? So how can jelly beans, for instance, increase fat storage? The answer is simple: excess carbohydrates provided by your diet are stored as…