Insulin and the Sugars Label

Lesson 4

Human Handbook

Explain a basic hormone signal and distinguish useful label information from unsupported predictions.

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Food Gives More Than Energy

A signal, not a food score

Glucose is a sugar the body can use for energy. Its level in the blood reflects several processes, including absorption, use and storage.

Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that helps regulate those processes. Understanding its role does not let us grade an entire diet by the shape of one glucose curve.

Lesson 4

Human Handbook

Insulin and the Sugars Label

Explain a basic hormone signal and distinguish useful label information from unsupported predictions.

Read first

Food Gives More Than Energy

A signal, not a food score

Glucose is a sugar the body can use for energy. Its level in the blood reflects several processes, including absorption, use and storage.

Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that helps regulate those processes. Understanding its role does not let us grade an entire diet by the shape of one glucose curve.