The phrase "consumed in excess" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it when discussing something that has been taken or used to a greater degree than is normal or desired. For example, "The nation's resources were quickly consumed in excess."
"Soda has calories, and food with calories causes people to put on weight when consumed in excess," says J. Justin Wilson a self-described "libertarian consumer advocate" and senior research analyst for the Center for Consumer Freedom, an industry-sponsored advocacy group.
Natural alternatives to sugar sweeteners exist, but even they have pitfalls if consumed in excess.
Natural alternative sweeteners exist, but even they have pitfalls if consumed in excess.
Cocaine is one of the most abused drugs in the United States and is potentially dangerous when consumed in excess.
Obesity was a condition of an inactive, affluent society that consumed in excess, said Peeters, who is head of obesity and population health at Baker IDI.
Consumed in excess (more than 2,300 mg per day), sodium may put you at higher risk of stroke, kidney disease and high blood pressure.
After all, any food consumed in excess--whether a protein, carbohydrate or fat--is unhealthy.
Noakes believes it's pointless to consume in excess of 300g/day as the body simply isn't cut out to store any more than that.
What we have now is the inability to consume in excess (costs are high, jobs are scarce) but excess potential for production.
Furthermore, the function of stress proteins may require considerable ATP turnover; refolding of a protein may consume in excess of 100 ATP molecules [ 29, 72, 73].
If you keep your hands busy, you're less likely to reach out for snacks that you mindlessly consume in excess.
