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In a healthy person, after a carbohydrate-rich meal, the production of the hormone ________ will increase, causing the uptake of ________ from the blood into liver cells.

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 The answers are insulin?glucose. After a meal, the digestion of carbohydrates in the intestines release sugars , which are absorbed into the blood. If food contained high levels of simple sugars then blood sugars level rises quickly. Insulin is a hormone which is released by the pancrease in response to rising blood sugar levels. Insulin causes sugars to be stored in the liver in the form of glycogen and this in turn lowers your blood sugar level. 
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