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Food Form and Portion Size Affect Satiety Hormones in Healthy Older Adults

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The takeaway

Food physical form (liquid vs solid) and portion size independently affected postprandial appetite hormones (GLP-1, PYY, CCK, ghrelin) in older adults — practical meal design matters for appetite control in aging.

Key finding

Food physical form (liquid vs solid) and portion size independently affected postprandial appetite hormones (GLP-1, PYY, CCK, ghrelin) in older adults

What the researchers found

Food physical form (liquid vs solid) and portion size independently affected postprandial appetite hormones (GLP-1, PYY, CCK, ghrelin) in older adults — practical meal design matters for appetite control in aging.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2010.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
Food Form and Portion Size Affect Satiety Hormones in Healthy Older Adults
What was found?
Food physical form (liquid vs solid) and portion size independently affected postprandial appetite hormones (GLP-1, PYY, CCK, ghrelin) in older adults — practical meal design matters for appetite control in aging.

Read the original research

Food form and portion size affect postprandial appetite sensations and hormonal responses in healthy, nonobese, older adults.

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 18(2), 293-9

Citation

Leidy, Heather J; Apolzan, John W; Mattes, Richard D; Campbell, Wayne W. (2010). Food form and portion size affect postprandial appetite sensations and hormonal responses in healthy, nonobese, older adults.. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 18(2), 293-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2009.217