‘Fruits’

Oatmeal for Breakfast

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Oatmeal for breakfast

A new study suggests that foods with low glycemic index (GI), such as oats triggers the release of large amounts of a hormone in the intestine that stimulates hunger delay by creating a feeling of fullness.

Scientists already knew that a low GI diet takes longer to be digested, releasing sugar more slowly into the bloodstream.

Now a team of researchers have discovered that foods with a low GI score, which includes bread and most fruits and vegetables, stimulates the release of about 20 percent more of the hormone GLP-1 per meal food GI-intensive.

Dr. Reza Norouzy, who led the study, said the chemical is “one of the most potent appetite-suppressing hormones. (more…)

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Diet and Nutritions | 1 Comment »