Nausea and vomiting - adults. Nausea is feeling an urge to vomit. It is often called being sick to your stomach.. Vomiting or throwing-up is forcing the contents of the stomach up through the esophagus and out of the mouth. Causes Many common problems may cause nausea and vomiting, including: Food allergies. Infections of the stomach or bowels, such as the stomach flu or food poisoning. Leaking of stomach contents (food or liquid) upwards (also called gastroesophageal reflux or GERD) Medicines or medical treatments, such as cancer chemotherapy or radiation treatment.
Insulin promotes synthesis of fatty acids in the liver. As discussed above, insulin is stimulatory to synthesis of glycogen in the liver. However, as glycogen accumulates to high levels (roughly 5% of liver mass), further synthesis is strongly suppressed.
insulin in Medicine. insulin inÂ·suÂ·lin (Ä­n'sÉ-lÄ­n) n. A polypeptide hormone that is secreted by the islets of Langerhans, helps regulate the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats, especially the conversion of glucose to glycogen, and promotes protein synthesis and the formation and storage of neutral lipids.