...of Langherhans?Undoubtedly the most innocuous of cell clusters, these endocrine islands in the exocrine pancreas produce two of the most critical proteins in the body--insulin and glucagon.
After oxygen, glucose is the most important substance required by our cells with which they do their jobs. Without glucose oxygen is useless (and vice versa). No glucose, no Kreb's cycle, no ox phos, no E, no us.
So, despite what the food faddists say, simple sugar is the key to life. As with all of our carefully calibrated systems, balance is necessary, but in the end we are the organism glucose built. Have some today! (And don't forget the OXYGEN!)
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