Excess sugar causes a variety of problems: 1. High blood pressure Insulin assists in the storage of excess energy as well as magnesium. However, if your cells become resistant to insulin, you can’t store magnesium, which means you lose magnesium via urination. When you can’t store magnesium because the cell is resistant, you lose magnesium, and your blood vessels constrict, which leads to increased blood pressure. 2. Sodium retention and congestive heart failure High insulin also causes the retention of sodium, which leads to fluid retention; fluid retention causes high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. 3. Increased homocysteine A recent study showed that overweight children with high insulin levels…