What happens to the extra glucose in your body when you eat more carbohydrates than you can immediately use?

If a meal with excessive carbohydrates is consumed, after digestion the excess glucose is first converted into a storage carbohydrate called glycogen. Glycogen is stored in skeletal muscles and liver cells. In muscles it serves as a ready store of energy for muscle contractions and in liver cells it can be readily reconverted into glucose and used during sleep or between meals to provide and sustain energy. However, if there is excessive glucose in the body and the muscle and liver tissues have made its maximal amount of glycogen, the excess glucose is converted to fat! High concentration of glucose can be toxic and contribute to the following :

· Diabetes

· Damage To Teeth And Gums

· High Blood Pressure

· Poor Eyesight

· Obesity

· Accelerated Aging

· Heart disease