A carbohydrate meal ends up in the bloodstream as a sugar and causes an increase in blood glucose. When this happens, a signal from the brain stimulates the pancreas to produce the insulin hormone in the right amount. Insulin travels in the bloodstream and as a key opens the locks of insulin receptors that lie on the fat and muscle cells. The muscle cells are supplied with sugars if necessary, and the rest is stored as fat in the fat cells. So blood sugar levels return to normal. This process takes place in 4 hours. After 4-5 hours the hunger returns and the body is forced to eat again or use the glycogen stored in the liver and the process resumes again. This is what happens in a subject with a balanced metabolism. What if this balance is lost due to chronic illnesses or bad habits? This simple and effective article provides these answers.

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