Sugar is a Carb. All Carbs Become Sugar.

Rheece Hartte

Jul '25 • General discussion

Here’s What That Actually Means for Your Body

Let’s clear the confusion

Sugar is a carbohydrate.

ALL carbs (yes, even 'healthy' ones) break down into sugar — aka glucose.

That includes bread, pasta, rice, cereal, fruit, oats, even "natural" sweeteners.

So, what does that mean for fat loss, hormones, and your health?

Fat Loss:Excess sugar = excess insulin = fat storage.

When insulin is high, your body is in storage mode, not burn mode.

This is one of the main reasons fat loss stalls — especially over 40 when hormones are shifting.

Hormones:Insulin, cortisol, and even estrogen are impacted.
High sugar spikes insulin → crashes energy → raises cortisol (your stress hormone) → throws off sex hormone balance.
This combo makes belly fat and mood swings worse, especially in peri/menopause.

Stress & Brain Health-

Too much sugar increases oxidative stress, causes brain fog, worsens anxiety, and long term — it’s linked to Alzheimer’s and dementia. (In fact, Alzheimer's is now called Type 3 diabetes by many researchers.)

Fatty Liver & Diabetes- Your liver converts excess sugar to fat.This leads to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance — which is the first step toward Type 2 diabetes.

This can happen even if you don’t drink alcohol or feel “fat.”

But here’s the twist…Not all carbs are “bad.”

What matters is-