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Since insulin is abweight gaibing hornone. is insulin a weight gaining hormone?
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ARE YOU DIABETIC?: INSULIN IS A PEPTIDE/PROTEIN HORMONE THAT FORCES GLUCOSE FROM THE BLOODSTREAM INTO MUSCLE AND ORGANS. IT IS A REGULATOR OF OUR GLUCOSE LEVEL. IT DOES HAVE ANABOLIC OR WEIGHT GAINING PROPERTIES. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR WEIGHT GAINING PURPOSES AS TOO MUCH INSULIN CAN CAUSE A DROP IN YOUR GLUCOSE AND LAND YOU IN THE HOSPITAL.
Answered 7/2/2014
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