British endocrinologists claim that food with a low glycemic index provokes the release of hormones from the digestive tract, suppress appetite and increase satiety
British endocrinologists claim that food with a low glycemic index provokes the release of hormones from the digestive tract, which suppress appetite and increase satiety. They found this in their attempts to understand how products with different glycemic indices affect the hormones of the gastrointestinal tract.
Foods with a low index are absorbed more slowly by the body and release carbohydrates for a longer time and at a lower intensity than those with a high one. The latter include white bread and pastries and other confectionery, while low-grains include whole grains, milk, most fruits and vegetables. It is known that the consumption of foods from the latter group suppresses appetite. How exactly this happens, experts from King's College in London have studied. In their observations of 12 volunteers on different types of diets, they concluded that foods with a low glycemic index lead to an increase in the hormone glucagon-like peptide 1. Its concentrations in the blood increase and apparently suppress appetite and increase satiety at the central nervous level. system.
So far, the data have been collected by a relatively small group of volunteers and are not valid for definitive conclusions, but are a sufficient reason for more intensive research in the field.