{
  "id": 4868930,
  "title": "How breakfast primes the response to the hormones that manage blood sugar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/how-breakfast-primes-the-response-to-the-hormones-that-manage-blood",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-01T13:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-breakfast-primes-response-hormones-blood.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vanderbilt researchers have discovered why the adage, \"breakfast is the most important meal of the day,\" holds weight—especially for the 1 in 9 adults worldwide living with diabetes. Glucose (the simplest form of sugar) is the body's main source of energy. When everything is working properly, the body regulates glucose—keeping it from spiking or crashing—and stores it until we need it.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}