Your amino acid pool has three possible fates: gluconeogenesis (burned for glucose), urea excretion (wasted as nitrogen waste), or protein synthesis (building tissue). Insulin and glucagon act as traffic controllers deciding which fate dominates at any given moment. The hormonal state around each meal determines whether your dietary protein becomes muscle or gets burned or excreted.
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