energy in many metabolic processes, and
stored fat doesn’t get burned for energy.
If less fat is being burned for fuel, then it
accumulates, and body fat levels tend to
increase.
In addition, all that excess glucose poses a
storage problem in the body. If there’s space
available in the liver and muscle cells, they’ll
happily uptake glucose. However, if those
cells are already full of glycogen, they will
politely decline any additional nutrition
(essentially putting up a No Vacancy sign).
When there is no room in the liver and muscle
cells, the body shifts fuel storage to Plan B.
You will not like Plan B.
When the liver and muscle glycogen
stores are full, the liver (and your fat cells)
converts the extra glucose into a type of
saturated fat called palmitic acid, which can
then bind together in groups of three (with
glycerol) to form triglycerides.