Insulin is known to practically everybody as a hormone that lowers blood sugar levels. Yet, it is a versatile hormone that has many other functions. What else does insulin do?
A) decreases fatty acid synthesis
B) increases triglyceride synthesis
C) increases absorption of fat in the intestines
D) increases fat catabolism

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Insulin promotes the storage of fat by increasing triglyceride synthesis in adipose tissue, contrary to increasing fat breakdown or catabolism. It does not decrease fatty acid synthesis or directly increase the absorption of fat in the intestines.

Insulin Is Known to Practically Everybody as a Hormone That