Blood Levels of Insulin Influence Hunger Because Insulin

question 37

Multiple Choice

Blood levels of insulin influence hunger because insulin

• A) alters the taste buds.
• B) acts as an enzyme to convert amino acids into neurotransmitters.
• C) inhibits contractions of the stomach and the intestines.
• D) causes sugars to leave the blood and to be stored as fats.

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