Metabolic footprint associated with the perception of satiety: Study Researchers identified a link between certain metabolites in the blood and perceived satiety after consuming food. The findings could lead to personalized nutrition options that help curb hunger and satiety.
Obesity in the United States is a major health issue resulting in numerous diseases, significant increases in early mortality and as well as economic costs. With over 70 million adults in US who are obese and 99 million overweight, it’s important to understand how we got here.
One way to better understand this health challenge is by studying the regulation of hunger and satiety, which has a considerable impact on the development and/or progression of obesity.
Metabolic Footprint Linked to the Perception of Satiety by Angela Mohan on February 23, 2021 at 12:12 PM
New group of metabolites in the blood are linked to a greater perception of satiety after eating, as per Lucia Camacho Barcia, Jesús García-Gavilán, Christopher Papandreou, and Mònica Bulló in Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases of the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology who have worked with researchers from Denmark and the United Kingdom.
The study was carried out in 140 volunteers suffering from overweight and obesity, and has showed that higher concentrations of glycine and linoleic acid are associated with a greater sensation of satiety, while saccharose and some sphingomyelins (C32:2, C38:1) are negatively associated (that is to say, with a lower perception of satiety).