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There is lots of talk these days about the gas tank in your car, especially when it comes to the cost of filling it up. But here's a question: Have you ever thought about the gas tank inside your body? Yes, each human being has a "gas tank." It's your liver. Let's take a look at how it works.
To understand your body's gas tank, we first need to talk about the fuel your body uses. The primary fuel is glucose. When you eat any carbohydrate, from bread to rice to potatoes to a sugary soft drink, your body chops the carbohydrate molecules up into individual sugar molecules and absorbs them into the bloodstream via the small intestine. When there is glucose pouring into the bloodstream after a meal, times are good.See the full content of this document
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The Liver Stores Fuel to Keep the Body Going
But, imagine that you are waking up in the morning. It's a new day, and you haven't eaten since dinner last night at 6. The food that you put into your stomach at supper got di...
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