Olive oil activates the secretion of bile and pancreatic hormones much more naturally than prescribed drugs. (ericbakker.com)
The process involves the reversion of delta cells (which produce somatostatin, another pancreatic hormone) to a precursor - like cell state, with proliferation and later reconstitution of the populations of beta and delta cells. (sciencedaily.com)
However, if the effect on insulin was expected, the effect on glucagon — and especially on GLP1, an intestinal and pancreatic hormone that increases insulin production — was much less so. (sciencedaily.com)