Significant impact of pace of eating on serum ghrelin and glucose levels.

OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of normal versus slow eating on serum ghrelin, glucose, insulin, and C-peptide levels in healthy subjects from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. DESIGN AND METHODS: The specified breakfast meal was served on two randomized occasions to 24 healthy volunteers to eat with a normal pace or at a slow rate. Venous blood samples were collected at 7 time points for biochemical analysis.
RESULTS: The slow ingestion of meals resulted in a significant increase in blood glucose and ghrelin levels as compared to normal pace of eating.
CONCLUSIONS: Normal eating speed appears to be beneficial for maintaining the optimal blood glucose and ghrelin levels. Copyright 2009 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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