Insulin Resistance
Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to elevations in blood sugar. It is responsible for taking the sugar across the cell […]
hyperglycemia
Link between carbohydrates and disease
A carbohydrate is an organic compound in foods that are broken down in the body as sugar to be used at the cellular level as […]
Physiologic effect of sugar
Most people eating a Western diet have a sweet tooth. There is little doubt that we eat more sugar than our bodies require for optimal […]
