High Energy Intake due to Sugar

Sugar consumption has increased tenfold in the last 50 years. However, since a large part of people avoid sporting activities as well as a lot of exercise due to convenience, our metabolism cannot utilize the excess energy supplied. This is converted into fat and the risk of obesity increases. If children already suffer from obesity due to increased energy intake, they are at high risk of becoming overweight adults. Children’s interest has changed significantly over time due to technical innovations. Instead of actively playing in the fresh air, passive leisure activities such as television and computers are preferred. The tendency to lack of exercise thus begins in childhood. If young or adult people have too much body mass, this can result in hypertension (high blood pressure), cardiovascular diseases, cancer, gout, psychosocial disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. Increased consumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates results in high glucose concentration in the blood, as our body converts all forms of starch into glucose. In order to utilize this type of sugar, enormous amounts of insulin must be provided. Insulin is closely related to chromium because, on the one hand, the trace element is associated and cooperates with glucose tolerance factor (GTF) and, on the other hand, chromium forms a complex with insulin in cooperation with GTF at the cell surface. Due to this, chromium is increasingly mobilized in conjunction with insulin in the case of increased glucose utilization, as a result of which chromium is increasingly excreted via the urine. As an important vital substance for protein and lipid metabolism, chromium is also responsible for the activation of insulin. Insulin can thus only be provided and become effective if chromium is present in sufficient quantities. However, the high level of chromium mobilization results in a problematic deficit of this trace element, as a deficiency ultimately has a negative effect on insulin action and carbohydrate metabolism. Consequently, the risk of developing diabetes mellitus increases because, in addition to chromium losses, insulin production is increased and the insulin-producing pancreas is overloaded.

Intake of high amounts of energy due to sugar – Vital substance deficiency (micronutrients).