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How does a healthy person's body respond to sugar entering the blood?

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Blood sugar levels rise quickly

Step-by-step explanation:

When high sugar, or low fiber, starchy foods are eaten in excess, blood sugar levels rise quickly, producing a strain on blood sugar control. The body responds to the rise in blood glucose levels after meals by secreting insulin, a hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas (a small gland that resides at the base of the stomach).

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