Alginate (seaweed fiber) supplementation increased satiation, reduced appetite, and modified gut hormone responses (GLP-1, PYY, CCK) in overweight/obese humans — a natural fiber supplement for appetite control.
Key findingAlginate (seaweed fiber) supplementation increased satiation, reduced appetite, and modified gut hormone responses (GLP-1, PYY, CCK) in overweight/obe
What the researchers found
Alginate (seaweed fiber) supplementation increased satiation, reduced appetite, and modified gut hormone responses (GLP-1, PYY, CCK) in overweight/obese humans — a natural fiber supplement for appetite control.
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?
What was found?
Read the original research
Effect of alginate on satiation, appetite, gastric function, and selected gut satiety hormones in overweight and obesity.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 18(8), 1579-84
Citation
Odunsi, Suwebatu T; Vázquez-Roque, María I; Camilleri, Michael; Papathanasopoulos, Athanasios; Clark, Matthew M; Wodrich, Lynne; Lempke, Mary; McKinzie, Sanna; Ryks, Michael; Burton, Duane; Zinsmeister, Alan R. (2010). Effect of alginate on satiation, appetite, gastric function, and selected gut satiety hormones in overweight and obesity.. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 18(8), 1579-84. https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2009.421