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Insulin doesn't turn sugar into fat. It causes cells to uptake nutrients, including glucose, to be used as fuel. Only the liver converts sugar into fat, and the
by ZeroFries 8y ago
Insulin doesn't turn sugar into fat. It causes cells to uptake nutrients, including glucose, to be used as fuel. Only the liver converts sugar into fat, and the effect is pretty minimal, on the order of a few grams of fat per day (outside of a hyper-caloric diet).
- cheesymuffin 8y agoLipogenesis does not only occur in the liver. Lipogenesis occurs in adipose cells as well, and insulin stimulates this process.