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When glucagon metabolizes your fat into energy, you lose weight.
- Glucagon raises low blood sugar.
- Glucagon puts the metabolism in burning mode.
- Glucagon converts protein and fat to glucose.
- Glucagon causes dietary fat to be used for energy.
- Glucagon releases fat from fat cells to be used for energy.
- Glucagon reduces cholesterol production.
- Glucagon causes the kidneys to release water from the body.
- Glucagon causes artery wall cells to return to normal.
- Glucagon stimulates the use of fat for energy.
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What you eat, how much, and how often are factors that can stimulate glucagon.
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Exercise plays a key role in reversing insulin resistance, increasing activity of glucagon, a fat-burning hormone, increasing testosterone and DHEA and increasing natural HGH.
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There are several supplements and amino acids that have been shown to increase the release of glucagon.
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