That coupled with Gu, Gatorade, Cytomax, and carbo loading for energy and recovery was a sure way to go
into sugar overload - which is exactly what I did.
Not exact matches
Because we were inspired by citrus sweets while at the studio we didn't mind going
into sugar -
overload.
When you eat a lot of added
sugar, the liver gets
overloaded with fructose and is forced to turn it
into fat (4).
The fast foods we rely on, the refined
sugars and fatty foods we eat daily, the chemicals we put onto and
into our bodies — shampoos, lotions, smoke, alcohol — all contribute to this oxidation
overload.
Add to that the anticipation of re-entry
into your hectic life once the summer fun ends, and you have a recipe for system
overload that can manifest in physical and emotional symptoms, such as indigestion, skin rashes, acne, low blood
sugar, dehydration, insomnia, hot flashes, and irritability.
If this
sugar is in the form of fructose, it gets shuttled to our liver where it will be metabolized, but if our liver is
overloaded, it can turn those incoming
sugars into triglycerides, which is essentially fat in the blood.3, 4, 5 This is why
sugar is now being considered by some scientists as a chronic liver toxin, potentially leading to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and metabolic diseases.6, 7
The body's natural response to deal with the
sugar overload is to release insulin
into the blood stream to uptake the
sugar molecules.
All the good stuff is removed (sold separately for a higher price tag), leaving a bulk of carbohydrates for your digestive system to turn immediately
into sugar - an
overload of
sugar that your body then stores as FAT.
It is also important to remember that the total daily ration should be divided
into two or better three feedings per day, in order to give the dog a feeling of satiety lasting all day long, avoid excessive fluctuations in blood
sugar and insulin levels and avoid stomach
overload which in turn can lead to stomach torsion and dilation (a potentially lethal occurrence in predisposed breeds).