Lilah has gained a lot of weight recently, she works out and watches her food intake, but she is still gaining weight. When she visited the doctor, he told her she had a problem with one of her endocrine glands.

Which gland would most likely have an issue with maintaining the breakdown of food?

the thyroid

the thymus

the pancreas

the ovaries

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Kinsley Gould

Social Studies

9 April, 23:08

Lilah has gained a lot of weight recently, she works out and watches her food intake, but she is still gaining weight. When she visited the doctor, he told her she had a problem with one of her endocrine glands.

Which gland would most likely have an issue with maintaining the breakdown of food?

the thyroid

the thymus

the pancreas

the ovaries

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Karsyn Watson · Answer 1

The pancreatic glands are responsible for breakdown of foods through the release of glucagon and insulin. These two hormones regulate the amount of sugar in the body through maintaining it to healthy levels.