The Different Body Parts Insulin Stimulates

7. Synthesis Of Lipids

According to a 2011 study, insulin plays several roles in lipid metabolism by decreasing the rate of lipolysis in fatty tissue, which lowers the level of fatty acids in the blood. It also stimulates fatty acids to be converted into triglycerides in tissues. Insulin increases the uptake of triglycerides into fatty tissue and muscle from the blood and decreases the rate of oxidation from fatty acid in the liver and muscle tissue.