U.S.HEALTH WATCH

Scientists Gave People 2 Nearly Identical Meals. One Triggered Much…

Both meals had identical calories and nearly identical ingredients, yet one triggered significantly higher insulin responses across test subjects; researchers say the cause remains unclear.

On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on Meet the Pressure
Published 9:11 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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First reported by ScienceAlert: “Scientists Gave People 2 Nearly Identical Meals. One Triggered Much More Insulin.”
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 9:11 AM ET on Meet the Pressure, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell.

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ScienceAlertScientists Gave People 2 Nearly Identical Meals. One Triggered Much More Insulin.

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTime to pay that off: two nearly identical meals, and a study finding that one triggered much more insulin than the other.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSame calories, close to the same ingredients. The bodies of the people eating them did not react the same way.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the lunch that looks the same can be a very different lunch inside you. That's wild!
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorScienceAlert reports the researchers are still working out why. The answer, so far, is that bodies are individual.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIndividual.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLike a guest on this show. Same question, different answer.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorExcept the insulin at least responded.