Not to be confused with Gluconeogenesis or Glycogenolysis. Glycogenesis is the process of glycogen synthesis, in which glucose molecules are added to chains of glycogen for storage. This process is activated during rest periods following the Cori cycle, in the liver, and also activated by insulin in response to high glucose levels, for example after a carbohydrate-containing meal.
Like many other vegetables, seaweed is low in calories -- a cup of either raw kelp or wakame seaweed, for example, contains slightly less than 20 calories. Eating seaweed benefits your health, because the marine vegetables provide a rich source of essential nutrients. Seaweed provides a source of vitamin K, a fat-soluble nutrient. Vitamin K communicates with platelets, the type of cells that form blood clots.
Kelp-helps regulate thyroid gland, healthy skin and hair. Kelp is a seaweed that extracts components from seawater and concentrates. them. in its frond-shaped leaves, making it an abundant source of vitamins and. minerals like iodine, potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron.