Hacking Glucose and the “Barbie Drug”

You are being manipulated by invisible chemicals every single time you eat. It is called glucose

homeostasis and it is a constant war inside your blood. When you eat a burger,

insulin spikes to store that energy as fat, but the second you skip a meal,

glucagon kicks in to stop you from crashing. It gets weirder though.

There is actually a controversial substance called the Barbie Drug that hacks this

system. It tricks your brain into feeling full to cause weight loss while simultaneously

stimulating melanin to make you tan. Your body is a wild machine, so be careful how

you mess with the wiring.