How does negative feedback help maintain homeostasis in the body?

Answer 1

Negative feedback is where increase in a process results in another acting to bring it back to normal. An example is in the control of blood sugar. After a meal there is a large increase in blood sugar, this results in the body producing more insulin. The insulin causes the blood sugar to be converted to glycogen which is stored in the liver and muscles and a fall in blood sugar. If one does not eat for a long time the blood sugar begins to fall. Less insulin is produced and glycogen is converted to sugar to maintain a normal sugar level. This is negative feedback