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Wheat Fiber Changes Gut Hormones (PYY, Ghrelin) But Doesn't Immediately Affect Appetite

RCTModerate evidence
The takeaway

Wheat fiber intake altered postprandial PYY and ghrelin levels without acutely changing appetite or satiety ratings, suggesting gut hormone changes from fiber need time to translate into appetite effects.

Key finding

Wheat fiber modified postprandial PYY and ghrelin responses without immediate appetite changes, suggesting fiber-induced gut hormone modulation requir

What the researchers found

Wheat fiber modified postprandial PYY and ghrelin responses without immediate appetite changes, suggesting fiber-induced gut hormone modulation requires chronic exposure rather than acute meal effects for meaningful appetite impact.

Why it matters

Relevant for neuropeptides, weight-loss, bioactive-food-peptides.

How the study worked

RCT study on neuropeptides, weight-loss.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

moderate evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2006.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.
  • Clinical translation to evaluate.

Common questions

What was studied?
Wheat Fiber Changes Gut Hormones (PYY, Ghrelin) But Doesn't Immediately Affect Appetite
What was found?
Wheat fiber intake altered postprandial PYY and ghrelin levels without acutely changing appetite or satiety ratings, suggesting gut hormone changes from fiber need time to translate into appetite effects.

Read the original research

Wheat-fibre-induced changes of postprandial peptide YY and ghrelin responses are not associated with acute alterations of satiety.

The British journal of nutrition, 96(5), 795-8

Citation

Weickert, Martin O; Spranger, Joachim; Holst, Jens J; Otto, Bärbel; Koebnick, Corinna; Möhlig, Matthias; Pfeiffer, Andreas F H. (2006). Wheat-fibre-induced changes of postprandial peptide YY and ghrelin responses are not associated with acute alterations of satiety.. The British journal of nutrition, 96(5), 795-8.